Jim Brown is gone.

[Mitchrapp]

Rest in peace.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

RIP. A man among boys in his day. Fantastic athlete and the 2nd best RB to ever put on pads.

 

[biggunsbob]

Rip Mr Brown. What a great athlete. I don?t remember him in football much other then YouTube highlights. I do Remember him in the Movie the Dirty Dozen. His highlights are something in football

 

[tinselwolverine]

Too bad it wasn?t OJ.

Maybe the next one.

 

[kalinecountry]

"Getting a Stiff Arm from Jim Brown was like running into a telephone pole".
Post game comments from many opposing teams defensive players.

Watching the football games from the late 1950's into the early 1960's one of the tv stations in Boston carried the New York Giants as the team in this media.
I would watch Jim Brown run over around and past the fastest cornerbacks, safeties and anyone who tried to tackle him.

I could not believe how fast and powerful a running back he was. Jim Brown was the Greatest I ever saw. Sure I wanted our Lions to beat him and the Browns, and they did in the 1957 Championship game. Iirc , Joe Schmidt the Lions Great Middle Linebacker stonewalled Brown late in that game the Lions won. But I had a great respect for a few opposing teams players; Brown, the great Johnny Unitas, Lenny Moore, Hornung, Jim Taylor, Butkus to name a few.

Hall of Fame, 3x AP MVP, 8x All-Pro, 9x Pro Bowl, 1964 NFL Champ, NFL 100 All Time Team, NFL-record 8 rushing titles, NFL-record career 104.3 rush yds/gm, 1st player with 10,000+ career rush yards, Cleveland's all-time rushing leader, civil rights activist.

Most football fans don't know Jim Brown was also called the Greatest Lacrosse Player at Syracuse where he was also an All-America in that sport.

Jim Brown played in the 12 game NFL era and later in the 14 game era.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJi00.htm

As I became older into my teens I had even more respect for Jim Brown when he was am activist for civil rights, and rallied many of the star black athletes to first listen and to and see if Muhammed Ali was true in his beliefs. Players from other sports, Bill Russell, Jabber, and Wilt among many.

Later years he went into the parts of LA where the gangs were and talked to the gang leaders. He had their respect at all times.

If Jim Brown stayed as an NFL Pro Player for a few more years, it would not have surprised me if he had finished with 20,000 plus yards.

RIP to a Man's Man.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2023/05/jim-brown-cleveland-browns-and-nfl-legend-dies-at-87.html
Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns and NFL legend, dies at 87.
Cleveland Plain Dealer

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...mbered-by-nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell.html
Browns Hall of Famer Jim Brown remembered by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...omes-to-mind-about-jim-brown-terry-pluto.html
Memory of Jim Brown: He carried the ball with one hand like a loaf of bread ? Terry Pluto.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/entertain...ll-records-jim-brown-conquered-hollywood.html
After smashing football records, Jim Brown conquered Hollywood (photos).
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/20...-jim-browns-passing-we-lost-a-hero-today.html
LeBron James posts on Instagram after Jim Brown?s passing: ?We lost a hero today?.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...obama-pays-tribute-to-jim-brown-in-tweet.html
Former President Barack Obama pays tribute to Jim Brown in tweet.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/20...has-ranked-in-nfl-statistical-categories.html
Where Jim Brown ranks, and has ranked, in NFL statistical categories.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...wsome-on-jim-brown-i-will-miss-my-friend.html
Browns Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome on Jim Brown: ?I will miss my friend?.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...ne-of-the-greatest-athletes-to-ever-live.html
Jim Brown wasn?t just a great football player, but one of the greatest athletes who ever lived.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2023/05/jim-browns-connection-to-syracuse-remains-strong.html
Jim Brown?s connection to Syracuse remains strong.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...ally-the-embodiment-of-what-cleveland-is.html
Jim Brown statue offers remembrance for fans after his death: ?Jim is basically the embodiment of what Cleveland is?.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/20...s-from-one-of-the-greatest-athletes-ever.html
How good was Jim Brown really? Highlights from one of the greatest athletes ever.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...d-browns-legend-jim-brown-as-an-activist.html
16 photos of Cleveland Browns legend Jim Brown as an activist.
CPD

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...wns-greatest-games-of-his-storied-career.html
10 of Jim Brown?s greatest games from his storied Cleveland Browns career.
CPD

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.nfl.com/videos/pro-football-hof-rb-jim-brown-dies-at-age-87
Pro Football HOF RB Jim Brown dies at age 87.
NFL.com

https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-community-pays-tribute-to-hall-of-fame-rb-browns-legend-jim-brown
NFL community pays tribute to Hall of Fame RB, Browns legend Jim Brown.
NFL.com

https://www.nfl.com/photos/jim-brown-through-the-years-09000d5d80eb6bda
In Memory: Jim Brown Through the Years.
NFL.com

https://www.nfl.com/videos/monique-...-on-passing-of-husband-legendary-rb-jim-brown
Monique Brown releases a statement on the passing of husband, legendary RB Jim Brown.
NFL.com

https://www.nfl.com/videos/bob-cost...n-s-impact-on-and-off-field-amid-rb-s-passing
Bob Costas reflects on Jim Brown's impact on and off field amid RB's passing.
NFL.com

https://www.nfl.com/videos/former-p...reflects-on-jim-brown-s-civil-rights-activism
Former President Barack Obama reflects on Jim Brown's civil rights activism.
NFL.com

https://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-all-time-team-jim-brown
NFL All-Time Team: Jim Brown.
NFL.com

https://www.nfl.com/photos/jim-brown-through-the-years-09000d5d80eb6bda
In Memory: Jim Brown Through the Years.
NFL.com

 

[byco42]

I was just getting savvy to professional sports when Brown retired. The only time I saw him on TV was the 1965 NFL Championship (1-2-1966); the last before the Super Bowl was instituted. It was a mud bath, and it was Brown's final game.

Article.

"The Cleveland Browns are one of four franchises that have never appeared in a Super Bowl. Jim Brown is the one player who could have changed that."​

I agree with the second statement, if the author is referring to the old franchise. But we all know that the Browns/Ravens have won a Super Bowl and that Brown never played for the expansion Cleveland Browns. So, actually, this assertion makes no sense.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I was just getting savvy to professional sports when Brown retired. The only time I saw him on TV was the 1965 NFL Championship (1-2-1966); the last before the Super Bowl was instituted. It was a mud bath, and it was Brown's final game.

Article.

"The Cleveland Browns are one of four franchises that have never appeared in a Super Bowl. Jim Brown is the one player who could have changed that."​

I agree with the second statement, if the author is referring to the old franchise. But we all know that the Browns/Ravens have won a Super Bowl and that Brown never played for the expansion Cleveland Browns. So, actually, this assertion makes no sense.

THE Ravens are a complete different franchise. Its not similar to Washington Senators becoming the Twins. Or the Philadelphia Athletics becoming Oakland. So it does make sense.

 

[tomdalton22]

THE Ravens are a complete different franchise. Its not similar to Washington Senators becoming the Twins. Or the Philadelphia Athletics becoming Oakland. So it does make sense.

They are exactly like those two examples. The Browns franchise was in Cleveland, they left Cleveland & moved to Baltimore, then changed their name to the Ravens.

 

[Mitchrapp]

They are exactly like those two examples. The Browns franchise was in Cleveland, they left Cleveland & moved to Baltimore, then changed their name to the Ravens.

They don't share the same history.

Subsequent legal actions by the city of Cleveland and Browns season ticket holders led the NFL to broker a compromise in which Modell agreed to return the Browns franchise to the league. The agreement explicitly stipulated that the Browns franchise, including its history, records and intellectual property, were to remain in Cleveland. In exchange, the NFL agreed to grant Modell a new franchise in Baltimore (which was eventually named the Ravens)

 

[tomdalton22]

They don't share the same history.

Subsequent legal actions by the city of Cleveland and Browns season ticket holders led the NFL to broker a compromise in which Modell agreed to return the Browns franchise to the league. The agreement explicitly stipulated that the Browns franchise, including its history, records and intellectual property, were to remain in Cleveland. In exchange, the NFL agreed to grant Modell a new franchise in Baltimore (which was eventually named the Ravens)

I didn't realize the city sued and the NFL said that the Ravens were an "expansion team"

I guess "legally" but in reality, everyone knows that the Browns left Cleveland and became the Ravens. I mean, the entire organization, players, staff, etc. was an expansion team?

 

[Mitchrapp]

I didn't realize the city sued and the NFL said that the Ravens were an "expansion team"

I guess "legally" but in reality, everyone knows that the Browns left Cleveland and became the Ravens. I mean, the entire organization, players, staff, etc. was an expansion team?

Yes you would think but I always consider the same franchise if they shared history, stats. The alternative would have been Browns became Ravens and then a new franchise awarded to the Browns. That sounds weird.

 

[byco42]

Didn't intend to plug this thread with an unimportant observation. Withdrawn.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Didn't intend to plug this thread with an unimportant observation. Withdrawn.

Just an conversation. .

 

[byco42]

https://youtu.be/pbRoQ1cZDXo

The play at the 12-second mark is mind-boggling and only a five yard TD run.

Scrub to 4:40 and offer your impressions.