CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown has spent much of his post-NFL career fighting for social justice and change. However, the Hall of Fame running back would never kneel during the national anthem. The 82-year-old Brown, who championed civil rights during his playing career and became an activist...
In 1957, the Cleveland Browns selected Brown with the sixth overall pick in the National Football League Draft. During his nine-year NFL career, Brown earned NFL Rookie of the Year honors, was a two-time league MVP and was selected for the Pro Bowl in every season. W...
Brown racked up outrageous stats that will never be seen again. Back in his day, the NFL only had 12 game schedules and yet he finished with a career total of 12,312 yards on the ground, a record that will likely remain as
From 1957 through 1965, Brown played for theCleveland Brownsof the NFL, and he led the league in rushing yardage every year except 1962. Standing 6.2 feet (1.88 metres) tall and weighing 232 pounds (105 kg), Brown was a bruising runner who possessed the speed to outrun opponents as well...
nfl commissioner roger goodell said in a statement on friday that brown was one of the most dominant players to ever step on any athletic field and also a cultural figure who helped promote change. "during his nine-year nfl career, which coincided with the civil rights movement here at home...
Over three decades after quitting professional football, Hall-of-Famer Jim Brown still remains one of the best running backs in the history of the NFL. He was a player of the Cleveland Browns between 1957 and 1966 during which he literally ran the show in the NFL. He made a mockery of ...
Today in Sports, October 7 - Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown’s career rushing mark of 12,312 yards
the phenomenalChicago Bearsrookie. Brown had been voted the Associated Press most valuable player for the third time in his nine-year career and had helped lead the defending-champion Browns back to the NFL title game, a 23-12 loss to Vince Lombardi’s Packers in mud and sub-freezing temper...
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