Jim Brown was my childhood hero.He also went 5o school and grew up in my area.He would sometimes come and watch high school football games! I got to meet him twice! He is the greatest of all time! RIP Jim Brown! ❤❤❤
I heard it said that defensive players said it was like trying to tackle someone that was not human. Jim Brown ran over, around and through people. Like you said, He had awesome body control and power.
Man, I love the way he ran. There have been flashier runners, faster runners, more explosive runners, but Brown was just relentless; it didn’t matter how hard he got hit, how many times, by how many people-he was going to keep running if there was any way it was humanly possible.
Jim Brown The Man, The NFL legend! To me he will always be the greatest of all running backs. He played only nine seasons when only 10 or 12 regular season games a year were played, and yet had 12, 312 yards rushing! 🏈
@Charles Ramos Jim Brown was without a doubt the greatest running back in nfl history. but the first 4 years of his career, he played 12 games a season, the last 5 years were 14 game seasons. never missed a game, a total of 118 games.
I saw Dick Butkus play... People do not realize how ferocious he was.. I remember when the Bears played against the Browns back in the day... Butkus was in our backfield on every play... Our line was terrible and Phipps was sh~~!
@@dhart8451 yes he did Assw hat... I saw him live at Cleveland Stadium when I was a kid.. And you can take it up with the other 80K fans that were there to witness it
I watched him play on Sundays as I lived in Cleveland Ohio, and thought he was the best runner I'd ever seen. I didn't know as a kid that I was watching one of the greatest players of all time.
I'm from upstate ny and my grandma would always talk about two people that she thought was the goats that's Jim brown and Jim Thorpe ironically they are both named Jim but I agree as far as running backs go jt helped create the game we game we all love and jb just destroyed anyone that got in his way
I saw him live in old Yankee Stadium several times in the 60's my seat was in the upper deck on the third base side on the 35 line. And to this day he is the greatest offensive player I've ever seen.
There's nothing left to say about Brown that hasn't been said already. I grew up watching him on TV every Sunday. He spoiled me and every other Cleveland fan. Unquestionably the greatest of all time.
I also saw every game he played on tv. here in houston they always televised the browns. he never got hurt and he never came out of the game as i recall. and there was not a lot of commercials shown during the game, or female reporters, or 3 guys talking all the damn time or official reviews or dome stadiums. what i am trying to say is "it was a lot better back then than today"
He was my first sports hero. I was still in grade school when I picked up the newspaper that led with the headline: "Jim Brown retires from football." I cried. Closest thing to a Babe Ruth of football, talent-wise.
When I was a kid, I was fortunate to be on the field for some of the Browns games. Back in the day, at half time of some of those games, my brother who sold Mercurys, would drive a Mercury around the field with me sitting in the passenger seat. One game I was able to stand by the end zone close to the man in the brown suit for a field goal. For those of you who don't know, the brown suit guy for years caught the ball on field goals. Jim Brown was my hero and he still is. Great man.
was there a net to keep the ball from going in the stands ? The early days of the AFL there was no net and when you returned the ball you got 2 tickets for the next game
@@victormendez1231 Don't remember a net, I do remember you had to give up the ball to keep the fights in the stands down to a minimum. If you see early Browns games on video from the 50's, you'll see him behind the goal posts out of the end zone. He was an elderly man so when he caught the ball, everyone cheered. I'm 76 and I still remember a lot about it, maybe not all, but a lot.
@@mikedenman2567 Both were great running backs who made movies after retirement, and beat women in their spare time. Jim threw one out a second floor window I believe. Of course, OJ topped that one.
If you watch the recent A&E series about Playboy and Hugh Hefner, Jim Brown was a scumbag and a horribly violent sexual predator. He was an even bigger scumbag than Bill Cosby. WRZ 2022-03-11
Least of all Sam Huff. A soft-spoken linebacker who tackled like a giant wolverine. Sam never offered his hand to help an opponent to his feet: "Let them use their energy, not mine!"
If there is one man I would trust with the ball as a coach or player, its this man, the one and ONLY Jim Brown. Rest in peace sir. We salute you.💪💯 - Respectfully, a lifelong Denver Broncos fan.
The stats speak from themselves those 9 yrs! Best of the Best of the Best as far as backs go, Many followed, Some had the speed, others had the skill, Few had the determination & Heart like Jim Brown
Jim Brown was one of the all time greats. Quit at his peak, his numbers would probably be unreachable had he played longer. Babe Ruth certainly revolutionize baseball turning it from a game of bunts, short infield hits, and stealing bases to a power game. Chamberlain did the same in NBA basketball in the 60s. Those three are reasonable choices for totally dominating their sports for a period of time. and then there’s the great one, Wayne Gretzky.
@@dustinconnolly3162 I agree. The people I mentioned statistically dominated their time of play, but weren’t necessarily the best (except for Gretzky, of course) Jim Brown was a remarkable physical specimen, strong and very difficult to tackle, but a little slower and didn’t have the moves of Gale Sayers, though Gale’s career hampered by knee injuries, and so many fewer carries over only five actual seasons. A real tragedy, like the amazing Sandy Koufax in baseball.
@@Kemet3.0 I agree with old film footage not reflecting the players true speed or ability. Jim Brown definitely the one all running backs are compared to, a magnificent physical specimen 6 foot 2, 230lbs, quick off line-I saw him play in the early 60s; a “power” running back, pivoted, shook off or slipped tacklers, or ran over them; very difficult to tackle, but could be caught down field by some of the fast defensive backs. Gale Sayers was the first running back to demonstrate quick cutting, faking; black athletes then would say he could really “shuck n’ jive.” Had Gale not injured his knee may have rewritten the record books. The most serious breakaway speed of course belongs to Bob Hayes of the Cowboys. A whole other topic, but may well have been the fastest human ever on this planet.
@@gsactotube that’s why Earl Campbell was the goat and ran through everybody. And he was fast. Mean Joe Greene said only one guy would hurt him and it was Earl Campbell.
Back in the 60's, I was using Jim Brown in commercials. The client and I took him to a country club. When asked if he wanted to play a round of golf, he said he'd like to try tennis, since he hadn't ever played it. The pro showed him the basics. On the court, instead of the usual backhand and forehand, Jim Brown would just change the hand that held the racket, throwing it to left hand for back hand, right hand for forehand. He was so coordinated this way, in minutes he was volleying with pro. Of course, I knew that Jim's favorite sport was lacrosse and his hand skills were already phenomenal.
I was lucky enough to see Big Jim Brown in his prime, and he is STILL the best running back I've ever seen. There were many other greats that I remember, like Gale Sayers, Lenny Moore, Ollie Matson, Joe 'The Jet' Perry, and a few others, but only ONE Jim Brown. Think about that stat...127 yards per game..AVERAGE!!! That's insane!!
Early 1960s - I'm a little kid and we lived in Claridon, Ohio, ~25 miles east of Cleveland. My dad took me to a Browns practice. Jim Brown's calf muscles - they looked like he had a basketball in there.
I would have to say Jim Brown is without doubt one of the very best pure athletic RB'S in NFL History. His greatness as one of, if not THE best running backs cannot be overestimated. This cat was a dominant force in his era.
As a kid growing up in Baltimore, we saw all of the great ones. I used to go with my dad, uncles and cousins. We loved our Colts and were treated to royalty watching guys like Jim Brown, Dick Butkus, any of the Rams etc......the NFL was fun to grow up with, especially if you were able to see the hero’s we all emulated. Imagine growing up with Johnny U, and he was a neighbor.....
Barry was the best I have every seen. Bo Jackson is the best pure athlete at the RB I have seen. Never saw JB but football back in the 50's was basically a glorified club sport. In this clip JB is far above others is speed, power, and moves. Reminds me of Bo Jax a little bit, where in modern football, where players are dedicated year around to working out, diet, and study, Bo still made others looks like kids playing an adult.
@@frankesposito2182 I know Jim brown was one of the best, but quarterback is the most position by far, and when you are a quarterback that won 6 suoerbowls and went to 9. Thats why bes the best. Jim brown is the best running back
@@balyszamalaitis7527 Well Z it's a tuff one! For me it's Brown,..but we all know Brady went to the Show, the most times and is Amazing. But remember it's a whole team that Plays a Game,..not just a Quarterback !
Jim Brown also played lacrosse and was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983. He told The New York Times in 1984, "Lacrosse is probably the best sport I ever played." While at Syracuse, he earned 10 letters in 4 different sports: basketball, football, lacrosse, and track. Jim Brown is not just an exceptional football player, he is an exceptional athlete. He would excel in any sport.
The magnificent play vs the Bears is the perfect example of one of the biggest reasons he is separated from every other player in football history. That play is typical of many of his great ones in that there is absolutely no indication of it's outcome as the play begins to unfold. So many of his great plays came without any warning or anticipation. He literally turned nothing into TDs. He had an astounding total of 17 50+ yard scoring plays (thats scoring from his own side of the field) in his 9 seasons in which he never missed any of the scheduled 118 regular season games.
how far was brown ahead of his time??? 6 foot 2 230 pounds, fullback power, tailback speed, linbacker mentality, all muscle ran 4.5 40 in full pads on fucked up muddy fields, in the 50s and 60s, the only one to come close to cloning him was earl campbell
@@championsofados4717 YES, I agree the only player close to Brown is Campbell. Incredibly underrated. After those two it’s a toss up between sanders and Payton.
@@championsofados4717 YES, I agree the only player close to Brown is Campbell. Incredibly underrated. After those two it’s a toss up between sanders and Payton.
I watched it as a kid when it came out while my dad and us were stationed in Germany. He loved Jim Brown and we both were like shit! He was running dropping those grenades....oh well the good die young 😎
I saw Jim Brown play many times, I was a boomer in Cleveland and Dad was a sprots nut... you cannot imagine the electricity running through the crowd whenever got the ball
I used to love it when the Giants played the Browns in the 1950’s because of his battles with Sam Huff a legendary linebacker for the Giants at the time.
I watched him on TV as a kid. Dad pointed out Brown always got up from a pile slowly. He said Brown didn't want the defense to know they hurt him if he always got up the same. I was always impressed that he used his blockers so effectively and how he always made a tackler pay the price for tackling him. In these 5 plays can be seen how he used the defense's momentum. The last play of these 5 is exactly the best. Tacklers trying to hit and he isn't where he was when the tackler committed himself.
My most memorable Jim Brown run was an insane Herculean ballet dance outmaneuvering an entire Dallas Cowboys defense. It may have been a football game but it was art in motion with the classic signature of Jim Brown’s unique genius.
Jim Brown grew up just 10 miles from me here on Long Island. he went to Syracuse and was a three(!) sport All-American. As a midfielder in LaCrosse, he was impossible to check, as a football player he could out-run you, run over you, catch the ball out of the backfield (ask D-coaches if that becomes a concern), and pick up a blitzing linebacker. My hero.
Paul Brown; “When you get to the end zone, act like you’ve been there before.” Something that is totally lost on 95% of today’s players. It’s one of the reasons Nick Chubb is so loved in CLE.
I think y’all putting too much emphasis on that. Most professional athletes are kids in high situations and getting money and attention for the first time. Most come from broken homes. Not everyone is going to be Jim Brown or Barry Sanders. That’s your ideal, not theirs. Y’all should be proud that despite it being just sports that they kids didn’t become criminals or worse. They can do as they please
Celebrating in the end zone is indicative of how hard it is to score a touchdown. Secondly the fans, especially kids who are just learning to love the game, are absolutely thrilled and entertained. Football is a sport for the athletes, and entertainment for everyone else
Jim Brown #32 of the Cleveland Browns. His records might be broken, but he still stands at the top of all running backs in my opinion. Name one who was better if you can...👂 I'm listening
@John Pottorgg Not only the greatest player but I say the greatest athlete in American history. He was an all-american in both football and lacrosse at Syracuse. He was nationally ranked in the decathlon while in HIGH SCHOOL and was the 2nd leading scorer on the Syracuse Basketball team before giving it up for football. Oh, and he was a 2-time NFL players golf champion and he had to beat John Brodie who was good enough to play on both the PGA and Sr. PGA tour. Jack Nicklaus (from Ohio) back in the '60s said JB was good enough to make a living on the tour.
@John Pottorgg i only mentioned Bo, never did i say he was better nor did i reference Jim and Bo in a sentence...your opinion is just that an opinion..there is no way to prove who is best regardless of any argument made someone will refute what you believe...Bo is one of the purest athletes ive seen in my lifetime....
Pro football came to St. Lois in 1960, but because of Jim Brown, I was already a diehard Brown fan (still am). When I was 14 my brother in law was able to score some tickets to the Browns -Cardinals for December 8th 1963. I was in heaven! But on November 22, President Kennedy was assassinated and there was talk that the game might be cancelled. Luckily for me the game was not cancelled and I got to see one of Brown's great runs. The Browns had a 3rd and very long, deep in their own territory. The plan was to give Brown a quick opener just to get beyond the Brown goal posts to give room for Groza to punt . Well Brown broke through the line with three Cardinals on his back. He shook them off and two more tried without success to bring him down in the Cardinal backfield. Jim was off to the races until he was knocked out of bounds at the Cardinal 44 by Safety Pat Fischer if I remember correctly. It was some run. 1963 was one heck of a year for me . My Dodges swept the World Series over the Yankees in a manner that will NEVER be duplicated again-Four games using only four pitchers- Koufax, Drysdale, Podres, and Perranoski. I went to Champaign Illinois to see the Illini with junior middle linebacker DIck Butkus upset the heavily favored Ohio State team in a 20-20 tie and watched them win the Rose Bowl over Washington U in January. And my Browns kicked the Colts to the curb 28-0 in the NFL Championship that same month.
I am 74 years old and from Ohio. Been a fan of pro football all my life. No one and I mean no one can compare to Jim Brown. The greatest running back of all-time. Younger fans don’t realize that when Jim played defenses were geared to stop the run. Passing was hard. Offensive lineman were not allowed to grab and hold like they do today. Defensive backs could bump a receiver on his route until the ball left the quarterbacks hand. The run game was all important. No artificial turf to provide perfect conditions even in bad weather. Brown played on grass. Many times the stadiums were also baseball fields with runners playing on dirt and mud. You watch the old films and you see players covered in mud. Todays player’s uniforms are never even dirty after a game in bad weather. Plus no indoor stadiums to create perfect playing conditions. Jim Brown was a “freak of nature”. He was and still is the Babe Ruth of football. You can make the case that he is the greatest athlete of all time. Greatest football player. Considered the greatest college lacrosse player in college history. Ran track and played basketball at Syracuse. It’s to bad todays fans could’t see him play. My son was the center on his high school football team which won two state divisional super bowls,has one picture in his room and it’s one of Jim Brown. The man!!
He also stood for something. In recent interviews he talks about rock solid truths; hard work, don't complain, be thankful for the oppurtunities you do have and don't quit. Good stuff.
He is my GOAT also. People keep forgetting how many games they played back then and the level of physicality of the game. He played in an era that many today would have never lasted 2 years. People like Dick Butkis would hurt you EVERY PLAY.
It’s nearly impossible to compare players from different eras. The whole thing is just unknowable. But I’ve got no problem giving him credit as the best of his era and one of the all time greats. Just imagine taking Adrian Peterson in his prime and sticking him in 1960. How on earth would the guys of that era defend him? My only concern would be if AD could withstand the punishment of that day. Spearing, punching in the pile, late hits, head shots, those were all going on every single play.
Jim Brown didn't have weight training or steroids or other peds either. He didn't wear thigh pads either. He was never hurt or missed maybe a couple games in his career.
@@chessmanatee2024 Yeah, Brady isn't as clutch as everyone says he is in the playoffs, his overall team gives him that success, he is one of the greats, but he's not the best
He made defensive players look like high school kids playing their first game. Some of those highlights, six or seven guys came into direct contact with him and at times JB was literally at a dead stop, then he just started running again. It's astounding to watch
@@tonyroddy - oh Jimmy who played for my moms team. Now I remember. I agree good ole Jimmy B, he really was a great player. We would often chant his name like Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy! Good ole Jimmy B what a guy. And I'm with you, he really was bad ass. Some people are simply bad and others are bad ass and good ole Jimmy B was bad ass. You and me we were always in a agreement on that. Jimmy B
Jim Brown was a rookie in 1957 , I was 8 years old and listened to the games on the Radio . The announcer had me envisioning his great runs , he was my hero . I didn't even know he was a Black Man , nor would have I cared . I long for those days .
These are MR.BROWN'S longest TD Plays, NOT His Best Plays. One of His Best Top 5 Plays You showed in this video when He was Gang tackled while He REFUSED to go down.
R.I.P. Jim Brown, please spread some love and heartfelt condolences to his family. One of the greatest professional and college football players of all time.
Jim Brown** Just To Hear His Name, Brings "Attention" Automatically!!! Jim Brown Is Without Any Doubt The Greatest Running Back Of The Millennium!!!** What He Accomplished In Nine (9) Years Is Absolutely "Amazing!!!"** Jim Brown Not Only Was Outstanding On The Gridiron, But Also Outstanding Off The Field!!!** A Great Humanitarian, Movie Actor, Civil Rights Activist, Peacemaker Of Gang Violence, A Marvelous, Outstanding Human Being That Didn't Allow "Fame" To Overtake Him!!!**
Sorry "Kiwanis Hinton", but you had better do your homework. There is this guy named Vincent Bo Jackson....Better athlete, Bigger athlete, TRUE world class speed. Brown was great though...especially against all those slow white guys...
gsactotube you're the one that needs to do your homework, Jim Brown had better stats and a longer career also Jim Brown had more guys in the box trying to tackle him, the defense knew the run was coming and they still couldn't stop him. Lastly, even though he was up against "small white guys" he still had small white guys blocking and a small white quarterback and small white receiver,there is no doubt about it Jim Brown is much better
Bobby Gorbett it's all relative. You guys are talking small white guys, whereas your grandfathers were calling these guys he-men, best-of-the-best, or warriors. Regardless, Brown trucked through all of them...
Jackson did have world class speed, with the fastest hand timed 40. He was right there with brown, and faster, but the brevity of his career greatly diminishes his numbers. Cookie gilchrist upon talking to brown in person, told him he’d take his job, and had a point bigger than brown and comparable skills.
WISH I COULD OF WITNESSED THE GREATNESS THE HEARTACHE I HAVE HAD EVERY SUNDAY MY ERA BROWNS ARE SHITY AF BEEN LOYAL SINCE I WAS 5 IM 30 N WE FUCKIN SUCK WE NEED A MODERN DAY JIM BROWN
I got to go to a Browns game probably around 1958 with the cub scouts. Excellent seats near the 50 yard line. We had to stand on our seats often to see the big plays because the grown men in front of us were on their feet a lot.
That was against a great defense too. JB had at least 100 truly great plays including 17 TDs for at least 50 yds from scrimmage. Lenny Moore was the only RB with a larger number and he played 3 more seasons and had twice as many catches as runs because he was used as a WR at least a 3rd of the time.
My uncle lived in Dallas and bragged about Cowboy football, but when they played against the Browns he said that Cleveland cheated by dressing up Clark Kent at number 32!.
Fifth grade; I saw a picture of Jim Brown in Time Magazine scoring against the Giants and I became a lifelong football fan right there. That was 1964, the year Cleveland won the championship against the Colts.
Any question why so many call him the greatest running back of all time The full package The speed The power The quickness And the beauty of him running Is such an amazing sight To the eyes
#2 - Jim didn't catch an 83-yard TD from Frank Ryan. He caught a 6-yarder from Frank Ryan and ran, shredding the defense for another 77 yards. I know by rules it is a pass play, but...........Jim Brown was the greatest RB of all time.
If you catch the ball for 1 yard and ran 100 it’s 100 yard touchdown if they did it like you guys said it would be impossible to have receiving yards they have now
RIP Mr. Jim Brown The Greatest to ever do it...🏈🏈🏈
Amen brother .. Jim n Walter .. .. my 2 GOAT !!!
Not only on the fields but off the fields also.
@@madizm05 Lol, not off the field. Other than his activism he was a terrible person
@@toppradd0 stop it barry sanders is number 1 and emmit smith is automatic top 2.
...no one tops emmit smith in what he lowkey did
Jim Brown was my childhood hero.He also went 5o school and grew up in my area.He would sometimes come and watch high school football games! I got to meet him twice! He is the greatest of all time! RIP Jim Brown! ❤❤❤
That’s amazing!!
Astonishing balance and sense of body control. The amount of hits he gets at all angles that barely stagger him is hard to compare to anyone.
I heard it said that defensive players said it was like trying to tackle someone that was not human. Jim Brown ran over, around and through people. Like you said, He had awesome body control and power.
Man, I love the way he ran. There have been flashier runners, faster runners, more explosive runners, but Brown was just relentless; it didn’t matter how hard he got hit, how many times, by how many people-he was going to keep running if there was any way it was humanly possible.
Yeah, JB was pure, relentless horsepower and sheer determination. I rank him with John Mackey, who was like Jim Brown at tight end.
I ❤️ o.j Simpson 🏃♀️ running usc & Buffalo 🐃 Bill
It’s why Brown respects Payton, both were relentless and refused to go down.
Rip
Straight power running!!!
If only the super bowl was made in the 50's the browns would probably have 9
May 19th 2023. RIP Jim Brown may you rest easy in paradise legend 🙏🏾🕊
Yessir browns all dayyyg
They had a 10 year stretch of being in the championship game at one point. Won 7 of them with Otto Graham under center.
They were the best team in the 50s.
people get hung up on terminology ! Bet the Yankees are happy they didn't call the World Series the Championship Series years ago
Like the fucking Bill Russell of football...🐐
Jim Brown The Man, The NFL legend! To me he will always be the greatest of all running backs. He played only nine seasons when only 10 or 12 regular season games a year were played, and yet had 12, 312 yards rushing! 🏈
And over 120 TD's!
First to ever eclipse 10,000 yards rushing. He did it in ten years.
@Charles Ramos Jim Brown was without a doubt the greatest running back in nfl history.
but the first 4 years of his career, he played 12 games a season, the last 5 years were 14 game seasons. never missed a game, a total of 118 games.
AND he retired at 30.
I like what you’re doing.
My dad took me to the old stadium in 58. I was 10 years old. Watched Jim Brown. I’ll never forget him and the fans. What an experience.
Dick Butkus was a total badass and he said he feared tackling Jim Brown because it hurt a lot. High praise from a great LB
Sam Huff as well...who may have been even more of a badass.
I saw Dick Butkus play... People do not realize how ferocious he was.. I remember when the Bears played against the Browns back in the day... Butkus was in our backfield on every play... Our line was terrible and Phipps was sh~~!
Yeah was the highlights of him punching linebackers in the chest.
Well since Butkus never played against Brown that is an amazing statement but more likely you just made it up.
@@dhart8451 yes he did Assw hat... I saw him live at Cleveland Stadium when I was a kid.. And you can take it up with the other 80K fans that were there to witness it
RIP Jim Browne. What a player he was.
I was fortunate to be able to see Jim Brown play and he was everything everyone said about him.
I watched him play on Sundays as I lived in Cleveland Ohio, and thought he was the best runner I'd ever seen. I didn't know as a kid that I was watching one of the greatest players of all time.
In Columbus we thought he was likely the GOAT. But we were young. Now, as an old man, I know for sure he was.
@@rickypastille the truth
I'm from upstate ny and my grandma would always talk about two people that she thought was the goats that's Jim brown and Jim Thorpe ironically they are both named Jim but I agree as far as running backs go jt helped create the game we game we all love and jb just destroyed anyone that got in his way
I watched him kick my Giants butts. He was so special.
I saw him live in old Yankee Stadium several times in the 60's my seat was in the upper deck on the third base side on the 35 line. And to this day he is the greatest offensive player I've ever seen.
I cant argue
Gayle Sayers is right there too...an unbelievable runner with a poor offensive line
IMO the greatest runner of all time. Achieved all his stats in 12 game seasons.
@XTbum333 actually, the last 5 years of his career the NFL had expanded to 14 game seasons.
How many games per season currently ?...
@Intensity Fit Club 17
17 weeks does not mean 17 games.
@@franzschubert10 17 games is part of the latest agreement, look it up
RIP Jim Brown (February 17, 1936 - May 18, 2023), aged 87
You will be remembered as a legend.
There's nothing left to say about Brown that hasn't been said already. I grew up watching him on TV every Sunday. He spoiled me and every other Cleveland fan. Unquestionably the greatest of all time.
buckfan1969 likewise
I also saw every game he played on tv. here in houston they always televised the browns. he never got hurt and he never came out of the game as i recall. and there was not a lot of commercials shown during the game, or female reporters, or 3 guys talking all the damn time or official reviews or dome stadiums. what i am trying to say is "it was a lot better back then than today"
Two greatest football players ever, Lawrence Taylor and Jim Brown. Both could have been Hall of famer on either side of the ball.
He was my first sports hero. I was still in grade school when I picked up the newspaper that led with the headline: "Jim Brown retires from football." I cried. Closest thing to a Babe Ruth of football, talent-wise.
My favorite athlete or all time Mr,JIM BROWN!
Agreed. Brown was very overrated and only holds up statistically for playing against career plumbers and boozers.
@@Jay-ft3xh night train lane? Sam Huff? Willie Davis and deacon jones?
The 1964 Browns were my first sports memory. The cruel twist of fate is that they were the best team just before the first Super Bowl.
When I was a kid, I was fortunate to be on the field for some of the Browns games. Back in the day, at half time of some of those games, my brother who sold Mercurys, would drive a Mercury around the field with me sitting in the passenger seat. One game I was able to stand by the end zone close to the man in the brown suit for a field goal. For those of you who don't know, the brown suit guy for years caught the ball on field goals. Jim Brown was my hero and he still is. Great man.
was there a net to keep the ball from going in the stands ? The early days of the AFL there was no net and when you returned the ball you got 2 tickets for the next game
@@victormendez1231 Don't remember a net, I do remember you had to give up the ball to keep the fights in the stands down to a minimum. If you see early Browns games on video from the 50's, you'll see him behind the goal posts out of the end zone. He was an elderly man so when he caught the ball, everyone cheered. I'm 76 and I still remember a lot about it, maybe not all, but a lot.
No minimizing his running talent as I did see a lot of great blocking by his team mates but, I also saw how many tackles he sluffed off. Amazing.
Jim Brow was my era's OJ Simpson. Jim in my mind is STILL the greatest running back of ALL TIME!
O J simpson's name should never be in the same sentence as Jim Brown
@@mikedenman2567 ❤️ o.j Simpson; o.j Simpson would say Jim brown was a greater running back; but o.j Simpson made more movies
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Both were great running backs who made movies after retirement, and beat women in their spare time. Jim threw one out a second floor window I believe. Of course, OJ topped that one.
If you watch the recent A&E series about Playboy and Hugh Hefner,
Jim Brown was a scumbag and a horribly violent sexual predator.
He was an even bigger scumbag than Bill Cosby.
WRZ 2022-03-11
@@mikedenman2567 well you just did
RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST RUNNING BACKS OF ALL TIME
Jim Brown made them miss, and none of the tacklers underestimated him.
Brooks Mick Jim brown loves DONALD DUMP! nuff said.
@@reginaldmassey7277 make america great again
Least of all Sam Huff. A soft-spoken linebacker who tackled like a giant wolverine. Sam never offered his hand to help an opponent to his feet: "Let them use their energy, not mine!"
@@reginaldmassey7277 Really? That's disappointing given his history of advocacy for civil rights.
If there is one man I would trust with the ball as a coach or player, its this man, the one and ONLY Jim Brown. Rest in peace sir. We salute you.💪💯 - Respectfully, a lifelong Denver Broncos fan.
The stats speak from themselves those 9 yrs! Best of the Best of the Best as far as backs go, Many followed, Some had the speed, others had the skill, Few had the determination & Heart like Jim Brown
I'm not gonna waste time here... Jim brown was the GREATEST
IS fixed it for you
@@michaelgoldsberry9448 Greatest woman basher? If we just limit the entrants to running backs, that's some very steep competition.
@@dandamerville gold😂
@@dandamerville You may be the most ignorant person on the planet with that comment. Ever hear of OJ?
Absolutely
Jim Brown was the greatest of the great. His performance compared to his peers at the time was comparable to Babe Ruth.
Jim Brown was one of the all time greats. Quit at his peak, his numbers would probably be unreachable had he played longer. Babe Ruth certainly revolutionize baseball turning it from a game of bunts, short infield hits, and stealing bases to a power game. Chamberlain did the same in NBA basketball in the 60s. Those three are reasonable choices for totally dominating their sports for a period of time. and then there’s the great one, Wayne Gretzky.
there is no 1 singular best ever imo
@@dustinconnolly3162 I agree. The people I mentioned statistically dominated their time of play, but weren’t necessarily the best (except for Gretzky, of course) Jim Brown was a remarkable physical specimen, strong and very difficult to tackle, but a little slower and didn’t have the moves of Gale Sayers, though Gale’s career hampered by knee injuries, and so many fewer carries over only five actual seasons. A real tragedy, like the amazing Sandy Koufax in baseball.
@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 Nope, he was fast. These films are always slowed down.
Because they were shot on film instead of video.
@@Kemet3.0 I agree with old film footage not reflecting the players true speed or ability. Jim Brown definitely the one all running backs are compared to, a magnificent physical specimen 6 foot 2, 230lbs, quick off line-I saw him play in the early 60s; a “power” running back, pivoted, shook off or slipped tacklers, or ran over them; very difficult to tackle, but could be caught down field by some of the fast defensive backs. Gale Sayers was the first running back to demonstrate quick cutting, faking; black athletes then would say he could really “shuck n’ jive.” Had Gale not injured his knee may have rewritten the record books. The most serious breakaway speed of course belongs to Bob Hayes of the Cowboys. A whole other topic, but may well have been the fastest human ever on this planet.
Been a long time since '64. Sure would like to see another NFL championship!!
Unbelievable player. I saw him a few times on tv when I was a kid.
His production on the field, for his team, remains unparalleled.
Been watching the NFL for over 60 years. No one in all that time could run through folks like this guy. The absolute GOAT!
@@gsactotube that’s why Earl Campbell was the goat and ran through everybody. And he was fast. Mean Joe Greene said only one guy would hurt him and it was Earl Campbell.
Back in the 60's, I was using Jim Brown in commercials. The client and I took him to a country club. When asked if he wanted to play a round of golf, he said he'd like to try tennis, since he hadn't ever played it. The pro showed him the basics. On the court, instead of the usual backhand and forehand, Jim Brown would just change the hand that held the racket, throwing it to left hand for back hand, right hand for forehand. He was so coordinated this way, in minutes he was volleying with pro. Of course, I knew that Jim's favorite sport was lacrosse and his hand skills were already phenomenal.
I was lucky enough to see Big Jim Brown in his prime, and he is STILL the best running back I've ever seen. There were many other greats that I remember, like Gale Sayers, Lenny Moore, Ollie Matson, Joe 'The Jet' Perry, and a few others, but only ONE Jim Brown. Think about that stat...127 yards per game..AVERAGE!!! That's insane!!
Early 1960s - I'm a little kid and we lived in Claridon, Ohio, ~25 miles east of Cleveland. My dad took me to a Browns practice. Jim Brown's calf muscles - they looked like he had a basketball in there.
I saw his record-setting game day of 230 yards in Cleveland against the NY Giants. He literally carried 4 tacklers about 5 yards in that game.
Yo, my farther & uncle told me the same thing when I was a kid. 2 young to see him play, just missed him.
He should have charged them cab fare!!
@@kevinomaley9780 That's hilarious!
And the NY Giants had the best defense at the time.
Also one of the great lacrosse players of his day!
The greatest football player I have ever seen....
Don Kotouc same here. He is simply the greatest player ever. This man is not human at all. He has metal and wires in his body
I would have to say Jim Brown is without doubt one of the very best pure athletic RB'S in NFL History. His greatness as one of, if not THE best running backs cannot be overestimated. This cat was a dominant force in his era.
@@BeefheartLynch I agree!!! but dont forget about Gayle Sayers
@@daviddee7103 Very true. Shame his career was cut so short. Absolutely Sayers deserves his place among the all time greats.
I wasn't even born when he played, but damn he was great!
this guy just won't stop he's like an engine that just keeps going
As a kid growing up in Baltimore, we saw all of the great ones. I used to go with my dad, uncles and cousins. We loved our Colts and were treated to royalty watching guys like Jim Brown, Dick Butkus, any of the Rams etc......the NFL was fun to grow up with, especially if you were able to see the hero’s we all emulated. Imagine growing up with Johnny U, and he was a neighbor.....
Always a man of class. Even today, using a cane, he has more class than most men! I miss watching him play......class.
Doug Yates Brenda Ayers
Been watching football since the late 1950s. I have never seen a better runner than Jim Brown. I do not expect I ever will.
Barry was the best I have every seen.
Bo Jackson is the best pure athlete at the RB I have seen.
Never saw JB but football back in the 50's was basically a glorified club sport.
In this clip JB is far above others is speed, power, and moves. Reminds me of Bo Jax a little bit, where in modern football, where players are dedicated year around to working out, diet, and study, Bo still made others looks like kids playing an adult.
JIM BROWN GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYER EVER !!!
Damn bro, you know who Tom Brady is.... right? 9 superbowls he went
@@balyszamalaitis7527 EASY BALLYS WATCH THE LANGUAGE .....EVERYONE KNOWS ITS JIM BROWN....
@@frankesposito2182 I know Jim brown was one of the best, but quarterback is the most position by far, and when you are a quarterback that won 6 suoerbowls and went to 9. Thats why bes the best. Jim brown is the best running back
@@balyszamalaitis7527 Well Z it's a tuff one! For me it's Brown,..but we all know Brady went to the Show, the most times and is Amazing. But remember it's a whole team that Plays a Game,..not just a Quarterback !
Can't disagree with that.
Jim Brown also played lacrosse and was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983. He told The New York Times in 1984, "Lacrosse is probably the best sport I ever played."
While at Syracuse, he earned 10 letters in 4 different sports: basketball, football, lacrosse, and track.
Jim Brown is not just an exceptional football player, he is an exceptional athlete. He would excel in any sport.
I've read stories where some said he was the greatest collegiate lacrosse player ever, let's roll the tape.
True
The magnificent play vs the Bears is the perfect example of one of the biggest reasons he is separated from every other player in football history. That play is typical of many of his great ones in that there is absolutely no indication of it's outcome as the play begins to unfold. So many of his great plays came without any warning or anticipation. He literally turned nothing into TDs. He had an astounding total of 17 50+ yard scoring plays (thats scoring from his own side of the field) in his 9 seasons in which he never missed any of the scheduled 118 regular season games.
how far was brown ahead of his time??? 6 foot 2 230 pounds, fullback power, tailback speed, linbacker mentality, all muscle ran 4.5 40 in full pads on fucked up muddy fields, in the 50s and 60s, the only one to come close to cloning him was earl campbell
Left the game early and in good health and nothing to prove. Bang many whites women back in the day because men feared him.
@@championsofados4717 YES, I agree the only player close to Brown is Campbell. Incredibly underrated. After those two it’s a toss up between sanders and Payton.
@@championsofados4717 YES, I agree the only player close to Brown is Campbell. Incredibly underrated. After those two it’s a toss up between sanders and Payton.
The undisputed greatest of them all Jim Brown.
5 plays....25 attempted tackles! As a kid, remember the excitement felt every time he touched the ball.
1957-1965...best RB who ever played the game....
Who else cried when Jim Brown died at the end of "The Dirty Dozen" ?
very good movie !
GD right. As noted by Tom Hanks, that scene is one of the very few where men are allowed to cry. To which you are no doubt referring.
Me!
Jim Brown almost died in Mars Attacks while saving the lives of Tom Jones, Barbara Land, and Cindy. I was happy that he survived.
I watched it as a kid when it came out while my dad and us were stationed in Germany. He loved Jim Brown and we both were like shit! He was running dropping those grenades....oh well the good die young 😎
He was way before my time, wish I could've seen him play, his highlights are legendary.
I saw Jim Brown play many times, I was a boomer in Cleveland and Dad was a sprots nut... you cannot imagine the electricity running through the crowd whenever got the ball
Me too
He is the best running back that ever lived . Mr. Superman .
I used to love it when the Giants played the Browns in the 1950’s because of his battles with Sam Huff a legendary linebacker for the Giants at the time.
I watched him on TV as a kid. Dad pointed out Brown always got up from a pile slowly. He said Brown didn't want the defense to know they hurt him if he always got up the same. I was always impressed that he used his blockers so effectively and how he always made a tackler pay the price for tackling him. In these 5 plays can be seen how he used the defense's momentum. The last play of these 5 is exactly the best. Tacklers trying to hit and he isn't where he was when the tackler committed himself.
RIP JIM BROWN. The greatest Running back of all time
My most memorable Jim Brown run was an insane Herculean ballet dance outmaneuvering an entire Dallas Cowboys defense. It may have been a football game but it was art in motion with the classic signature of Jim Brown’s unique genius.
Jim Brown is, was and will always be the greatest.
Can't appreciate his speed in these old flicks. He had it.
Browns fan since his rookie year. I saw most of these plays when they happened. It's amazing that he never looked like he was running fast.
He was a man among boys.
Thank you for throwing in dads Play by play on the last one..Jim Brown was far and away the greatest of all time
Greatest running back*
I miss the days when no one celebrated in the end zone. This guy was just beautiful to watch.
Brown didn't need those STUPID dances....he produced!!!
Likewise. Earl was like that as well, as I remember. He simply handed the ball to the official.
Arguably the best running back of his time and a man on the football field I admired growing up.
Jim Brown grew up just 10 miles from me here on Long Island. he went to Syracuse and was a three(!) sport All-American. As a midfielder in LaCrosse, he was impossible to check, as a football player he could out-run you, run over you, catch the ball out of the backfield (ask D-coaches if that becomes a concern), and pick up a blitzing linebacker. My hero.
Rest in Peace Mr Brown. Great football player even greater man.
With all the incredible good running backs we have had over the years, it would be hard to choose the greatest, but he probably was the toughest!!!
Unbelievable!!!!!!!!! he was beautiful and powerful all at the same time you could not tackle him one on one. Da Greatest NFL Running Back Ever!!
No dancing in the end zone, no showboating....just pure talent and raw power.
Paul Brown; “When you get to the end zone, act like you’ve been there before.” Something that is totally lost on 95% of today’s players. It’s one of the reasons Nick Chubb is so loved in CLE.
You got that RIGHT
I think y’all putting too much emphasis on that. Most professional athletes are kids in high situations and getting money and attention for the first time. Most come from broken homes. Not everyone is going to be Jim Brown or Barry Sanders. That’s your ideal, not theirs. Y’all should be proud that despite it being just sports that they kids didn’t become criminals or worse. They can do as they please
Celebrating in the end zone is indicative of how hard it is to score a touchdown. Secondly the fans, especially kids who are just learning to love the game, are absolutely thrilled and entertained. Football is a sport for the athletes, and entertainment for everyone else
Best ever
Had to look this up after hearing of his passing yesterday.
Jim Brown #32 of the Cleveland Browns. His records might be broken, but he still stands at the top of all running backs in my opinion. Name one who was better if you can...👂
I'm listening
@John Pottorgg Not only the greatest player but I say the greatest athlete in American history. He was an all-american in both football and lacrosse at Syracuse. He was nationally ranked in the decathlon while in HIGH SCHOOL and was the 2nd leading scorer on the Syracuse Basketball team before giving it up for football. Oh, and he was a 2-time NFL players golf champion and he had to beat John Brodie who was good enough to play on both the PGA and Sr. PGA tour. Jack Nicklaus (from Ohio) back in the '60s said JB was good enough to make a living on the tour.
Bo jackson
@John Pottorgg i only mentioned Bo, never did i say he was better nor did i reference Jim and Bo in a sentence...your opinion is just that an opinion..there is no way to prove who is best regardless of any argument made someone will refute what you believe...Bo is one of the purest athletes ive seen in my lifetime....
Bo, LT, barry sanders, emmit smith, adrian peterson, walter payton, O.J., maybe even marcus allen
Earl Campbell
Pro football came to St. Lois in 1960, but because of Jim Brown, I was already a diehard Brown fan (still am). When I was 14 my brother in law was able to score some tickets to the Browns -Cardinals for December 8th 1963. I was in heaven! But on November 22, President Kennedy was assassinated and there was talk that the game might be cancelled. Luckily for me the game was not cancelled and I got to see one of Brown's great runs. The Browns had a 3rd and very long, deep in their own territory. The plan was to give Brown a quick opener just to get beyond the Brown goal posts to give room for Groza to punt . Well Brown broke through the line with three Cardinals on his back. He shook them off and two more tried without success to bring him down in the Cardinal backfield. Jim was off to the races until he was knocked out of bounds at the Cardinal 44 by Safety Pat Fischer if I remember correctly. It was some run.
1963 was one heck of a year for me . My Dodges swept the World Series over the Yankees in a manner that will NEVER be duplicated again-Four games using only four pitchers- Koufax, Drysdale, Podres, and Perranoski. I went to Champaign Illinois to see the Illini with junior middle linebacker DIck Butkus upset the heavily favored Ohio State team in a 20-20 tie and watched them win the Rose Bowl over Washington U in January. And my Browns kicked the Colts to the curb 28-0 in the NFL Championship that same month.
Jmo,there's Jim Brown,and then there's the rest of em, he stands alone.
A truly great athlete. I am old enough to have seen him as a kid. Nothing like him at the time.
The best that ever was at what he did'/!!!
I am 74 years old and from Ohio. Been a fan of pro football all my life. No one and I mean no one can compare to Jim Brown. The greatest running back of all-time. Younger fans don’t realize that when Jim played defenses were geared to stop the run. Passing was hard. Offensive lineman were not allowed to grab and hold like they do today. Defensive backs could bump a receiver on his route until the ball left the quarterbacks hand. The run game was all important. No artificial turf to provide perfect conditions even in bad weather. Brown played on grass. Many times the stadiums were also baseball fields with runners playing on dirt and mud. You watch the old films and you see players covered in mud. Todays player’s uniforms are never even dirty after a game in bad weather. Plus no indoor stadiums to create perfect playing conditions. Jim Brown was a “freak of nature”. He was and still is the Babe Ruth of football.
You can make the case that he is the greatest athlete of all time. Greatest football player. Considered the greatest college lacrosse player in college history. Ran track and played basketball at Syracuse. It’s to bad todays fans could’t see him play. My son was the center on his high school football team which won two state divisional super bowls,has one picture in his room and it’s one of Jim Brown. The man!!
Best EVER !!! Deal with it
I was going to counter with Barry Sanders. But the more I tonight about it, no running back wowed me as much as Jim Brown.
5 time domestic violence, one with intent to murder.
Deal with that.
All those NFL Films highlights I watched of him, and somehow, I’ve never seen any of these electrifying runs? A simply remarkable football players.
Dude almost juked himself 0:12
yes chris you are right. jim was arrested more than once for beating women. his behavior was awful. at best!!
@@dbcooper692 wth does that have to with what he said lol
R.I.P. to The GOAT of the NFL and one of the greatest human beings to grace the planet!
He also stood for something. In recent interviews he talks about rock solid truths; hard work, don't complain, be thankful for the oppurtunities you do have and don't quit. Good stuff.
He is my GOAT also. People keep forgetting how many games they played back then and the level of physicality of the game. He played in an era that many today would have never lasted 2 years. People like Dick Butkis would hurt you EVERY PLAY.
Just imagine Jim Brown playing in the NFL now. He would literally be impossible to tackle because no one can tackle now a days,
By looks of it, they couldn't back then either
It’s nearly impossible to compare players from different eras. The whole thing is just unknowable. But I’ve got no problem giving him credit as the best of his era and one of the all time greats. Just imagine taking Adrian Peterson in his prime and sticking him in 1960. How on earth would the guys of that era defend him? My only concern would be if AD could withstand the punishment of that day. Spearing, punching in the pile, late hits, head shots, those were all going on every single play.
Jim Brown didn't have weight training or steroids or other peds either. He didn't wear thigh pads either. He was never hurt or missed maybe a couple games in his career.
It’s the opposite...
Today's players are soft as hell. Would never make it in the 70s or 80s which were the greatest eras of pro football to date.
Rip to one of football’s greatest running back ❤️
The greatest running back EVER
Barry Sanders definitely has some skin on that bone. But Brown's stats are Wilt Chamberlain like, unbelievable athlete
I like Earl Campbell better
Best player ever you mean
@@dompicc888 ya Tom Brady has his super bowls because of moss his steel wall oline in 2016 to 2019 and the special teams and defence helped out ALOT
@@chessmanatee2024 Yeah, Brady isn't as clutch as everyone says he is in the playoffs, his overall team gives him that success, he is one of the greats, but he's not the best
The world of sports will NEVER see the like of this guy again!!
He made defensive players look like high school kids playing their first game. Some of those highlights, six or seven guys came into direct contact with him and at times JB was literally at a dead stop, then he just started running again. It's astounding to watch
I loved listening to Mr. Brown on KDWN radio with Lee Peete.....
Live from the Stardust in Las Vegas.
Rest in peace, Jimmy B! What a bad ass man
Jim brown was great, but I don't know of a Jimmy...What team did he play for?
@@dinglbarry1275 he played for your mom’s team. We all played for her team if you know what I mean. Barry dingle balls 👀 🤡
@@tonyroddy - oh Jimmy who played for my moms team. Now I remember. I agree good ole Jimmy B, he really was a great player. We would often chant his name like Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy! Good ole Jimmy B what a guy. And I'm with you, he really was bad ass. Some people are simply bad and others are bad ass and good ole Jimmy B was bad ass. You and me we were always in a agreement on that. Jimmy B
@@dinglbarry1275 😂😂 💀 now that actually made me laugh out loud
Listening to Jim Brown on my grandparents stand up Philco radio in NH my first 🏈 hero
The most inspiring player ever.... ever
Jim Brown was a rookie in 1957 , I was 8 years old and listened to the games on the Radio . The announcer had me envisioning his great runs , he was my hero . I didn't even know he was a Black Man , nor would have I cared . I long for those days .
These are MR.BROWN'S longest TD Plays, NOT His Best Plays. One of His Best Top 5 Plays You showed in this video when He was Gang tackled while He REFUSED to go down.
My thoughts exactly!
Old enough to have seen him on t.v. By far the greatest
You didn't hurt my feelings I just want to know wtf does that has to do with him being the greatest running back
R.I.P. Jim Brown, please spread some love and heartfelt condolences to his family. One of the greatest professional and college football players of all time.
Almost looks like those guys didn't want to tackle him. Too painful!
Jim Brown**
Just To Hear His Name, Brings "Attention" Automatically!!! Jim Brown Is Without Any Doubt The Greatest Running Back Of The Millennium!!!** What He Accomplished In Nine (9) Years Is Absolutely "Amazing!!!"** Jim Brown Not Only Was Outstanding On The Gridiron, But Also Outstanding Off The Field!!!** A Great Humanitarian, Movie Actor, Civil Rights Activist, Peacemaker Of Gang Violence, A Marvelous, Outstanding Human Being That Didn't Allow "Fame" To Overtake Him!!!**
@Ancient Mariner "Thank You" So Very Much, Sir!!!** Your Courteous Reply Is "Very Much" Appreciated.** Again, "Thank You, Sir!!!"**
6:2 and 235lb the best combo of size and speed ever
Sorry "Kiwanis Hinton", but you had better do your homework. There is this guy named Vincent Bo Jackson....Better athlete, Bigger athlete, TRUE world class speed. Brown was great though...especially against all those slow white guys...
gsactotube you're the one that needs to do your homework, Jim Brown had better stats and a longer career also Jim Brown had more guys in the box trying to tackle him, the defense knew the run was coming and they still couldn't stop him. Lastly, even though he was up against "small white guys" he still had small white guys blocking and a small white quarterback and small white receiver,there is no doubt about it Jim Brown is much better
Bobby Gorbett it's all relative. You guys are talking small white guys, whereas your grandfathers were calling these guys he-men, best-of-the-best, or warriors. Regardless, Brown trucked through all of them...
People always toss in BS Bo Jackson stats. What world class speed? Did I miss something... did he run the 100M in the Olympics?
Jackson did have world class speed, with the fastest hand timed 40. He was right there with brown, and faster, but the brevity of his career greatly diminishes his numbers. Cookie gilchrist upon talking to brown in person, told him he’d take his job, and had a point bigger than brown and comparable skills.
Thank you for your activism Mr Brown.
WISH I COULD OF WITNESSED THE GREATNESS THE HEARTACHE I HAVE HAD EVERY SUNDAY MY ERA BROWNS ARE SHITY AF BEEN LOYAL SINCE I WAS 5 IM 30 N WE FUCKIN SUCK WE NEED A MODERN DAY JIM BROWN
yall gonna draft your franchise QB within the next 2 years, yall have the best fans in the NFL. Just hang on.
GEECHIBANDS don't feel to bad, I'm a Redskins fan.
I got to go to a Browns game probably around 1958 with the cub scouts. Excellent seats near the 50 yard line. We had to stand on our seats often to see the big plays because the grown men in front of us were on their feet a lot.
How could not include the great run against the Dallas Cowboys where 5-8 different tacklers couldn't get him down from the 5 yard line on this list?
And he is breaking tackles by the likes of Bob Lilly, Lee Roy Jordan and Mel Renfro.
That was against a great defense too. JB had at least 100 truly great plays including 17 TDs for at least 50 yds from scrimmage. Lenny Moore was the only RB with a larger number and he played 3 more seasons and had twice as many catches as runs because he was used as a WR at least a 3rd of the time.
I remember watching that game on TV. The temp in the Cotton Bowl was well into the 80's.
My uncle lived in Dallas and bragged about Cowboy football, but when they played against the Browns he said that Cleveland cheated by dressing up Clark Kent at number 32!.
@@arcticminer32 LOL
Fifth grade; I saw a picture of Jim Brown in Time Magazine scoring against the Giants and I became a lifelong football fan right there. That was 1964, the year Cleveland won the championship against the Colts.
As I Was Watching Him My Phone Juked Out of My Hand
No that was a Barry highlight reel.
Any question why so many call him the greatest running back of all time
The full package
The speed
The power
The quickness
And the beauty of him running
Is such an amazing sight
To the eyes
#2 - Jim didn't catch an 83-yard TD from Frank Ryan. He caught a 6-yarder from Frank Ryan and ran, shredding the defense for another 77 yards. I know by rules it is a pass play, but...........Jim Brown was the greatest RB of all time.
drumsport:
Yes!!!!!** I Agree With You, Wholeheartedly.** Jim Brown Is The Greatest Running Back Of All Times!!!!!**
drumsport:
Let Us Not Forget The Great "Jim Thorpe!!!!!"**
If you catch the ball for 1 yard and ran 100 it’s 100 yard touchdown if they did it like you guys said it would be impossible to have receiving yards they have now
You dumb fuck making a statement like that disrespecting many other better players
@@mikeymentos3543 no one is better than Jimmy brown
Arguably the best of all time.