RIP Jim Brown

[Vandal]

All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87

Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.

A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side.

One of the greatest players in football history and one of the game’s first superstars, Brown was chosen the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1965 and shattered the league’s record books in a short career spanning 1957-65.

Brown led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title in 1964 before retiring in his prime after the ’65 season to become an actor. He appeared in more than 30 films, including “Any Given Sunday” and “The Dirty Dozen.”


https://apnews.com/article/nfl-jim-brow ... ium=AP_NFL

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All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87

Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.

A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side.

One of the greatest players in football history and one of the game’s first superstars, Brown was chosen the NFL’s Most Valuable Player in 1965 and shattered the league’s record books in a short career spanning 1957-65.

Brown led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title in 1964 before retiring in his prime after the ’65 season to become an actor. He appeared in more than 30 films, including “Any Given Sunday” and “The Dirty Dozen.”


https://apnews.com/article/nfl-jim-brow ... ium=AP_NFL

My favorite player ever.

[BackInTex]

Damn.

One of the downsides of getting old....seeing all your childhood heroes pass on. Then realizing how few are left, and how the clock is ticking on yourself.

[SportsFan68]

Brown was one of my favorite players also, but his reputation lost its luster for me when he was charged with domestic violence in several cases.

He was so much fun to watch on highlight reels -- an amazing, amazing football player.

[silverscreenselect]

One of Jim Brown's best runs. The rules about dangerous tackling weren't as strictly enforced back then.