"Jim Brown is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes to ever wear Orange," said Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud. "Jim was a four-sport athlete at Syracuse who was an All-American in both football and lacrosse. An NFL legend, he set numerous records,...
NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown has died at the age of 87. Brown shattered records during a relatively short NFL career, leading the Cleveland Browns to their last championship in 1964 — and retired in his prime to become an actor. Brown
track, andlacrosseas well asfootball. In his final year at Syracuse, Brown earnedAll-Americahonours in both football and lacrosse. Many considered Brown’s best sport to be lacrosse, and he was inducted into both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the U.S. Lacrosse National Hall of Fame...
Jim Brown: All American: Directed by Spike Lee. With Art Modell, Walter Beach, Ed Walsh, Sam Oakley. An in-depth portrait of football legend and action movie star Jim Brown, including discussions about his childhood, his unequaled football career, his su
He won a scholarship to Syracuse University where he was an all-American in lacrosse as well as football and a star on the basketball team. The NFL this year honored Brown by renaming the league's rushing title the Jim Brown Award. Some critics said it was disgraceful for the NFL to ...
Brown is sitting at a high glass table with tall chairs, like barstools. “I really wanted to leave on time,” he says. “Too many players stay too long. Too many players rely on the game. I retired at the peak of my career. I didn’t retire because I was broken down and slow...
Dobbins had the second- and third-longest carries of his career in the second half en route to his fifth 100-yard rushing game in the pros. His 46-yard run up the middle on third-and-1 from the LA 47-yard line set up Cameron Dicker’s third field goal and put the Bolts up 9-7...
Having football here, having baseball here, we're playing lacrosse here, it's really a nice focal point as we not only have our championships in the Charlotte area, but we'll distribute them around. We want to continue to get into different markets and all of that. ...
1) Jim Brown ClevelandBrowns, 1957-1965 Brown could do anything you or he wanted. His skills weren't just limited to carrying the ball; he was an all-around athlete at Syracuse who excelled in basketball and lacrosse. He could also kick, and was a scratch golfer. ...