Agreed-Barry had the greatest skill, but he did get trapped behind the line. With Jim, it was like the Deacon said-"that power"-you don't see anybody or even a group of guys pushing him back-the stack is moving forward or going down, usually for a five yard gain. What nearly every fan today overlooks is Brown's speed. I realize there are quite a few guys today that are faster in the forty-wearing shorts, indoors, on artificial turf, with special shoes, and a timer that doesn't start until they leave the blocks. How does that stack up against a guy who reportedly ran a 4.5/40 in full uniform on a grass field, hand timed? Don't know, but I've got $10 against a penny that the guy in football gear wouldn't have to hang his head in shame. I've also read somewhere that Jim Brown is the only NFL player to have ever run a 100 yard dash wearing football shoes and full set of pads in less than 10 seconds. Another big plus-when he had that ball he was plain damn mean/tough-look at some videos where he talks about slamming his fist into the solar plexus of a tackler or his creative use of the so-called stiff arm (really an open handed punch to the head of tacklers). Willie Davis once remarked that all of the running backs, even the big strong fast ones didn't want to get hit and it showed in their faces. The first time he saw Brown, he said to himself-"This guy looks like he wants to kick somebody's a$$. Love Mr. Brown!
Size, Power, Grace, Speed, Immediate Reaction To The Opposition's Miscues, Incredible Focus On The Quickest Way To The End Whether Avoiding Or Just Barreling Thru. I was too young to see Mr. Brown in action on the field/just finished watching short video and wow ; INSTANT SUPERSTAR! Left the game @ the top of his game & under his own terms, followed by Hollywood then his heart thru Social Issues...A TRULY GREAT SOUL. Thank you Sir for reminding us about what life is all about.
I'm 79 years old and remember watching the unstoppable no. 32 with amazement. This was before the Ickey Shuffle, but even after it's inglorious inception, Brown's "act like you've been there before" approach remains admirable. Is there available a spread on his post touchdown non celebrations?
MTN Man I fully expect the NFL to name Jim Brown as the greatest running back of the last 100 years. If they named somebody else, I would be shocked and dumbfounded.
The fact that Ray didn't mention Barry Sanders is a sign of respect. He says all those names and then he says "There is not one trait that they had he(Jim Brown) didn't have. He didn't mention Barry because Barry was unique. Only Barry can so that. Jim Brown is the best NFL player off all time though.
biruk121 Barry Sanders was a very great running back. He played on artificial surfaces which enabled him to utilise his unique skills to the maximum. But he wouldn't have excelled to quite that degree had he played in rain, snow and mud on real turf. You simply can't perform acrobatics on a frozen or sodden field, cancelling a lot of offensive advantages. Brown dominated under the harshest conditions while displaying almost superhuman capacities. Both are great. Brown gets my vote.
3 numbers that tell you all you need to know about Jim Brown: 1. 104.3 yds per game for his career best in history 2. 5.2 yds/carry that's a 1st down every 2 times he carried the ball-for his career best in history. 3. And 0(zero)-number of games he missed while being the most marked man in NFL history. Took more cheap shots in piles and after the whistle than any back. He NEVER ran out of bounds-wanted to punish the man hitting him instead of giving him the edge by going out of bounds. Brown wore no hip pads or thigh pads-too restrictive and didn't need the protection. If you still have any doubts as to who was the best, read/listen to what his fellow players said about him-the men that play the game know the truth
Can you imagine being the greatest Back in the history of the NFL but not on your own college team? That's how powerhouse the backfield of the Syracuse Orangemen was in the 50's and 60's. His balance was so unbelievable! Yet he was not the Cuse's best back ever. The irony of it is just weird. Go Brown, Davis, and Little, go #44! Even ol' Bama would be proud!
You’re drafting all time teams. Jim Brown is the top overall pick. You can pick a QB in the second round because the drop off from Brown to the 2nd overall RB-FB is greater than the drop off at any other position.
Brown was offered serious money to become a fighter coming out of Syracuse. He didn't want to. Football wasn't his best sport, but he couldn't make a living playing Lacrosse.
Jim Brown: This Athlete Of A Gridiron Player, Set All These Incredible Records In "Nine (9) Seasons!!!!!" Out Of These Nine (9) Seasons, Jim Brown Led The League In Rushing "Eight (8) Times!!!!!"** "An Amazing Record, From An "Amazing Man!!!!!"**
The perfect running back. No show boating. No braggadocio. Even when he was on the bench there was that same sense of focus and purpose in his posture and eyes as if to say "My name is Brown, my skin is Brown, and I play for the Browns, I live to run, now try to stop me. You can't and you Won't.
I don't care what anybody says, Jim Brown was the greatest running back in NFL history, case closed. I don't deny the greatness of Walter Payton, Emmett Smith, Barry Sanders and Gale Sayers but Jim Brown was a cut above all of them. Paul Hornung said it best that Jim Brown at the age of 50 could probably have run for more than 1,000 yards in the NFL.
I love Jim Brown! He’s one of my all-time favorites! The closest equal to him in 2024 is Derrick Henry. It’s not fair to compare the two because they played in different eras.
Jim Brown & Otto Graham are the only players in pro football history to accomplish all of the following during their career: (1) Play in every scheduled game and lead their team to a winning record in each and every season of their career. (2) Average the equivalent of 1TD ( rush TD = 1 TD / TDP & TDR = 1/2 TD ) per scheduled game for their entire career. (3) Finish their career with a career average of over 5.0 rush Y/A at RB or over 8.0 pass Y/A at QB. These achievements put both of them head & shoulders above all other players in pro football history. In case you are wondering, no other player matched more than one of these 3 accomplishments & Tom Brady matched none (not even in his 1st ten seasons).
This is a tribute to JIM BROWN OK. STOP saying there's no mention of so-and-so and what about this person....Sick of hearing it. Enough already. Jim Brown is and will always be a Legend.
No you can't ignore his problems with women. I revered him as a player and an activist. But as I've gotten older those brushes with the law concerning women can't be ignored anymore. It's unfortunate but he was not and never will be an icon.
Yup, now go watch Leroy kelly footage, there wasn't that much of a drop-off at RB for the Browns after JB. Brown scored 17 TDs his final season, Kelly rushed for 15 the next year. I'm the youngest of 5, born in 1962 and dad was an engineer in the TV industry so we had multiple TVs WAY before most folks. NW Ohio, I was a toddler watching Browns games on a black and white 13" screen that was on a stand pulled up next to my bed. My dad and my brother weren't into it at all, and didn't understand why I was. I tried to tell them, "Leroy Kelly". :-)
@@danrichardson60 Oh man! !!! That might be one reason. How about 12 game seasons and 14 game seasons he played. If he had played 16 games for 9 yrs it's a sure thing.
@@danrichardson60 I'd be very interested in hearing the views of African American players from that era, as to whether they played in an inferior league. They might not agree with you.
It’s subjective fun debating who’s the best ever but nobody dominated his era like Brown and it’s not even close. 8 rushing titles in 9 years, 104 yards a game, 5.2 yards a carry and never missed a game.
1. Jim Brown 2. Barry Sanders 3. Walter Payton 4. Emmitt Smith 5. Eric Dickerson This would probably be my list of the top RBs all time. It may change cus this is a very difficult list to come up with. All these guys were great.
Is This Rain? Are you kidding? Everybody was small back then. The average height for males was 4 feet 2 inches. Kind of puts the Chamberlain thing in perspective, doesn't it?
1:03 lets all take the time to realize thats Madden 17's "Legend" Larry Wilson taking the most beautiful L I've ever seen. I love walter payton. BUT GIVE THIS MAN A DAMN CARD
I still wonder what wouldve been if he played today, but he couldn't do what he did then in todays game. Then i wonder how dominant marshawn lynch couldve been in thise days.
and Payton deserves a spot in the top 8 I think. And how about Sammy Baugh in the top 10 as an all-rounder? Are Reggie White and Peyton Manning contenders for top 10 too?
mizofan gale sayers was better than Payton but he really only had 4 healthy years like Terrell Davis....I think butkus, sayers and Payton were 3 best players in bears history. I would put reggie white and goober in top 20
Looking at these highlights, it appears that Jim Brown averaged 20 yards a carry. Not five yards!! Brown possessed every conceivable asset any athlete could be gifted with. With the heart of a Lion. And he did it all in an era riddled with racism and ignorance. Brown literally suffered every stereotype ever heaped on the black man. Then hammered it straight down their racist throats!! There was a cool, restrained dignity in his exploits. It was, "I know I'm better." You know I'm better. Why flaunt it?!" My favorite Brown quote said it all. "If you beat a man physically," he observed. They may not like you. But they will respect you." Just like his brilliant but tragically scarred Syracuse contemporary Ernie Davis. Davis was the victim of cheap shots and illegal hits rarely seen in today's whitewashed game. Like the great Jimmy, he dusted himself off. Then left his tormentors broken in his thunderous wake. To this day Davis is cited as the one back in history that might have been Browns equal. They were mirror images of each other. Most of all in their innate manly dignity. This is why Segragation and Jim Crow existed in the first place. The more gifted a man was. The more he outshone EVERY rival. The more he must be shoved into the background. To not be a constant reminder of their own inferiority. It was the most backhanded compliment any man could be paid. That was Jim Brown's shining legacy. And his equally brilliant friend, Ernie Davis.
If he had ONLY been a blocker. Jim Brown said multiple times that he didn't block as a football player. Had he blocked just a LITTLE, he'd be the greatest of all time. But IMO, he's the greatest pure running back ever. He cannot be the greatest all around football player because he didn't block. This isn't anti-Jim Brown at all, just clarifying something he HIMSELF lamented as the sole flaw of his game. He didn't block.
Ray Lewis was a great, great player. However, with all due respect, he never saw Jim Brown play football. He was too young to remember Jim. You should get a contemporary of Jim to make comments; not somebody that has no memory, and is just speaking hearsay. Jim Brown had been retired for nearly 10 years when Ray Lewis was born. He’s Jim Brown’s friend, but he’s not a credible witness for the reason I stated.
Lets talk about the elephant in the room, slow white guys.he was faster and stronger than the defensive lineman. Bo Jackson would have been considered a god in the 50s.
Nobody could stop Jim Brown on that football field. Plus he did all this in just NINE SEASONS. He is LEGENDARY.
I have been watching and loving NFL games since 1957, and I have never seen a better football RUNNING BACK than JIM BROWN !!!
Agreed-Barry had the greatest skill, but he did get trapped behind the line. With Jim, it was like the Deacon said-"that power"-you don't see anybody or even a group of guys pushing him back-the stack is moving forward or going down, usually for a five yard gain. What nearly every fan today overlooks is Brown's speed. I realize there are quite a few guys today that are faster in the forty-wearing shorts, indoors, on artificial turf, with special shoes, and a timer that doesn't start until they leave the blocks. How does that stack up against a guy who reportedly ran a 4.5/40 in full uniform on a grass field, hand timed? Don't know, but I've got $10 against a penny that the guy in football gear wouldn't have to hang his head in shame. I've also read somewhere that Jim Brown is the only NFL player to have ever run a 100 yard dash wearing football shoes and full set of pads in less than 10 seconds. Another big plus-when he had that ball he was plain damn mean/tough-look at some videos where he talks about slamming his fist into the solar plexus of a tackler or his creative use of the so-called stiff arm (really an open handed punch to the head of tacklers). Willie Davis once remarked that all of the running backs, even the big strong fast ones didn't want to get hit and it showed in their faces. The first time he saw Brown, he said to himself-"This guy looks like he wants to kick somebody's a$$. Love Mr. Brown!
I was just 7 years old when my Dad took me to my 1st Browns game. #32 was unbelievable!
One of our greatest treasures Jim Brown
The thing that's always stood out the most to me, is that although the film looks dated, Jim Brown's play on the field always looks timeless.
Size, Power, Grace, Speed, Immediate Reaction To The Opposition's Miscues, Incredible Focus On The Quickest Way To The End Whether Avoiding Or Just Barreling Thru. I was too young to see Mr. Brown in action on the field/just finished watching short video and wow ; INSTANT SUPERSTAR! Left the game @ the top of his game & under his own terms, followed by Hollywood then his heart thru Social Issues...A TRULY GREAT SOUL. Thank you Sir for reminding us about what life is all about.
Greatest player in NFL history
In your opinion 😉
@@zangetsu3483 nah that’s a fact
Old days jim.brown rushing yards seem unbreakable; now alot more longer NFL schedules 12 games to 17 football games etc etc
I'm 79 years old and remember watching the unstoppable no. 32 with amazement. This was before the Ickey Shuffle, but even after it's inglorious inception, Brown's "act like you've been there before" approach remains admirable. Is there available a spread on his post touchdown non celebrations?
He was so dominant and he is the 🐐
not just the best running back but arguably best player ever! also remember he's considered the best lacrosse player too.
No arguably Brown is the best NFL player
Number one RB of all time and that says alot when you think of how many great RB's there were .
There is no argument here, simply the greatest player, ever...
MTN Man the greatest player ever is Jerry Rice
Sorry but Lawrence Taylor is the best ever
Jim is the best RB
MTN Man AH MEN. Case closed. No argument here.
MTN Man I fully expect the NFL to name Jim Brown as the greatest running back of the last 100 years. If they named somebody else, I would be shocked and dumbfounded.
Shivers down my spine watching this. Wish I got to watch the man play live.
I pray that this new Browns team makes it at least to the playoffs and I would really love to see him enjoying that.
Tonight is our first game back! Dreams do come true
@@TheClevelander14 Oh man, I really hope they are gonna make it! Go Browns!
The fact that Ray didn't mention Barry Sanders is a sign of respect. He says all those names and then he says "There is not one trait that they had he(Jim Brown) didn't have. He didn't mention Barry because Barry was unique. Only Barry can so that. Jim Brown is the best NFL player off all time though.
Ray Lewis and Jim Brown are basically the same person. And I mean that in a bad way
Mark how?
@@Mark-sj3xb 🤡🤡🤡
biruk121 Barry Sanders was a very great running back. He played on artificial surfaces which enabled him to utilise his unique skills to the maximum. But he wouldn't have excelled to quite that degree had he played in rain, snow and mud on real turf. You simply can't perform acrobatics on a frozen or sodden field, cancelling a lot of offensive advantages. Brown dominated under the harshest conditions while displaying almost superhuman capacities. Both are great. Brown gets my vote.
@@Mark-sj3xb um what?
3 numbers that tell you all you need to know about Jim Brown:
1. 104.3 yds per game for his career best in history
2. 5.2 yds/carry that's a 1st down every 2 times he carried the ball-for his career best in history.
3. And 0(zero)-number of games he missed while being the most marked man in NFL history. Took more cheap shots in piles and after the whistle than any back.
He NEVER ran out of bounds-wanted to punish the man hitting him instead of giving him the edge by going out of bounds.
Brown wore no hip pads or thigh pads-too restrictive and didn't need the protection.
If you still have any doubts as to who was the best, read/listen to what his fellow players said about him-the men that play the game know the truth
The best player in NFL history
By far the best player ever didn't miss a game
Why's the narrator talking about him in the past tense as if he's dead?? The guys alive and still a significant figure in civil rights.
Thanks for posting this! I grew up watching him every Sunday for the Cleveland Browns. Would love see the rest of this film if that's possible.
He is Simba, The Lion King among NFL players, and a Civil Rights icon. Go Browns 🏈🏈🏈 #HOFer
And this man was playing through the segregation period in the 1960s I have nothing but absolute respect for Jim Brown.
Can you imagine being the greatest Back in the history of the NFL but not on your own college team? That's how powerhouse the backfield of the Syracuse Orangemen was in the 50's and 60's. His balance was so unbelievable! Yet he was not the Cuse's best back ever. The irony of it is just weird. Go Brown, Davis, and Little, go #44! Even ol' Bama would be proud!
You’re drafting all time teams. Jim Brown is the top overall pick. You can pick a QB in the second round because the drop off from Brown to the 2nd overall RB-FB is greater than the drop off at any other position.
Hardest man to bring down that I ever saw.
VL Grammer Earl Campbell ?
@@theonlysplxsh4041 he said that he ever saw?
@@flightisaclown1976 fam if he saw Jim brown he saw cambell
@@baldcrackhead1069 nah earl Campbell played in the 70s Jim brown played in the 50s so it’s 2 different eras
@@zionmarquez8041 dummy 50 and 60s came before 70s so if saw 60s he saw 70s dummy he
RIP BIG JIM THE GREATEST RUNNING BACK OF ALL TIME.AND GREATEST BROWN !!!!!!!!!
Brown was offered serious money to become a fighter coming out of Syracuse. He didn't want to.
Football wasn't his best sport, but he couldn't make a living playing Lacrosse.
RIP Mr. Brown you were the Greatest.
Jim Brown:
This Athlete Of A Gridiron Player, Set All These Incredible Records In "Nine (9) Seasons!!!!!" Out Of These Nine (9) Seasons, Jim Brown Led The League In Rushing "Eight (8) Times!!!!!"** "An Amazing Record, From An "Amazing Man!!!!!"**
The greatest NFL player ever. Before there was Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders, there was Jim Brown.
didn't they both use his number too
The perfect running back. No show boating. No braggadocio. Even when he was on the bench there was that same sense of focus and purpose in his posture and eyes as if to say "My name is Brown, my skin is Brown, and I play for the Browns, I live to run, now try to stop me. You can't and you Won't.
I don't care what anybody says, Jim Brown was the greatest running back in NFL history, case closed. I don't deny the greatness of Walter Payton, Emmett Smith, Barry Sanders and Gale Sayers but Jim Brown was a cut above all of them. Paul Hornung said it best that Jim Brown at the age of 50 could probably have run for more than 1,000 yards in the NFL.
The best...on and off the field!
Interesting to note football great Larry Wilson bounce off JB as if he was using his shoulder against a wall.
I started watching this when I got Jim Brown in superstar KO and Madden, first play 75 yard run touchdown
He scored 50 point in a Syracuse basketball game as well...
rest in peace great
The Babe Ruth of the NFL! My Man!
I love Jim Brown! He’s one of my all-time favorites! The closest equal to him in 2024 is Derrick Henry. It’s not fair to compare the two because they played in different eras.
Most definitely "The" greatest running back of all time. jmho
Rip Jim Brown.....🐐
He did all this in 118 games, that comes out to 7 3/8 seasons nowadays
🏈JIM BROWN🏈 was definitely The Greatest Running Back EVER☝ I Promise you there will NEVER be another running back that'll be better 🏈
118 Games
104.3 yards per game
5.2 yards per carry
Joe "First down " Brown
What a great talent.
Brown is the best
The true G.O.A.T.
If only Davis joined him on the Browns, best running contingent of all time
Simply the Best 😄😄
no one better
I used to think it was Joe Montana or Jerry Rice, but this guy is #1.
The talking heads on tv,never mention much: Jim Brown played 12-14 game seasons.
Jim Brown & Otto Graham are the only players in pro football history to accomplish all of the following during their career: (1) Play in every scheduled game and lead their team to a winning record in each and every season of their career. (2) Average the equivalent of 1TD ( rush TD = 1 TD / TDP & TDR = 1/2 TD ) per scheduled game for their entire career. (3) Finish their career with a career average of over 5.0 rush Y/A at RB or over 8.0 pass Y/A at QB. These achievements put both of them head & shoulders above all other players in pro football history. In case you are wondering, no other player matched more than one of these 3 accomplishments & Tom Brady matched none (not even in his 1st ten seasons).
This is a tribute to JIM BROWN OK. STOP saying there's no mention of so-and-so and what about this person....Sick of hearing it. Enough already. Jim Brown is and will always be a Legend.
No you can't ignore his problems with women. I revered him as a player and an activist. But as I've gotten older those brushes with the law concerning women can't be ignored anymore. It's unfortunate but he was not and never will be an icon.
RIP
he is the greatest player ever
Yup, now go watch Leroy kelly footage, there wasn't that much of a drop-off at RB for the Browns after JB. Brown scored 17 TDs his final season, Kelly rushed for 15 the next year. I'm the youngest of 5, born in 1962 and dad was an engineer in the TV industry so we had multiple TVs WAY before most folks. NW Ohio, I was a toddler watching Browns games on a black and white 13" screen that was on a stand pulled up next to my bed. My dad and my brother weren't into it at all, and didn't understand why I was. I tried to tell them, "Leroy Kelly". :-)
If Jim Brown had played a few more years, he would have owned every rushing record forever.
George Vreeland Hill jim could have 20,000. Yards rushing, especially in the 50s when player were 80 percent white, slow and no quickness.
@@danrichardson60
Oh man! !!! That might be one reason. How about 12 game seasons and 14 game seasons he played. If he had played 16 games for 9 yrs it's a sure thing.
@@danrichardson60 I'd be very interested in hearing the views of African American players from that era, as to whether they played in an inferior league. They might not agree with you.
R.I.P. to the greatest football player of all-time. #32
Can we get a Jim brown madden card?
GOAT
I wanted to be jim Brown
If I hear one more person make the statement “taking my talents to....” I’m gonna blow a gasket
12,000 yards man that more than Barry Sanders.
And he dealt with crappy weather n fields unlike these wimps do today playing indoors!!!!
What is the great background music in the first part of the video? Epic
It’s subjective fun debating who’s the best ever but nobody dominated his era like Brown and it’s not even close. 8 rushing titles in 9 years, 104 yards a game, 5.2 yards a carry and never missed a game.
MJ Johnson actually it was 5.5 yards for Carry just for reference which is an NFL record
Best HB in league history
Dumisa Tony Johnson he was a fullback
Nate Orlowski do it matter...the best runner of the ball period
🙏💔
So nobody gonna talk about how tuff 1:05 was 🤨
In the Spike Lee movie they called it gyroscopic balance
Anyone know the name of the song that starts at 4:41?
Mount Running Back: Jim, Gayle, Walter, Emmitt.....!
What about John Riggins, Jim Taylor, Tom Matte, Mark Van Eeghan, Rocky Bleier, Larry Czonka, Jim Kiiick, ?
Mark is this a joke?
Good vid nice to see some hof i guess..
1. Jim Brown
2. Barry Sanders
3. Walter Payton
4. Emmitt Smith
5. Eric Dickerson
This would probably be my list of the top RBs all time. It may change cus this is a very difficult list to come up with. All these guys were great.
Emmitt Smith shouldn't be on your list at all. John Riggins was WAY BETTER THAN EMMITT!
...and your list would be wrong. Not just opinion but Fact Jack
I forgot Marion Motley, Rocky Bleier and Jewerl Thomas
@@shawnshultz8569 lol I see we got a comedian in da house
Lol zeke has a chance to do the same thing: win mvp, rookie of the year, and all-pro in his rookie year. lol
Srikar Garapati Zeke is bad, O Line is good, F zeke
a football life Patrick Willis
Man, Offensive Linemen were so small back then.
Is This Rain? Are you kidding? Everybody was small back then. The average height for males was 4 feet 2 inches. Kind of puts the Chamberlain thing in perspective, doesn't it?
You’re right, they were little (averaging approximately 6’3” and weighing about 238 pounds) compared to today’s (averaging about 6’6” 325 pounds).
1:03 lets all take the time to realize thats Madden 17's "Legend" Larry Wilson taking the most beautiful L I've ever seen. I love walter payton. BUT GIVE THIS MAN A DAMN CARD
Yep,
Jim Kelly terry Bradshaw mean joe green
I still wonder what wouldve been if he played today, but he couldn't do what he did then in todays game. Then i wonder how dominant marshawn lynch couldve been in thise days.
best nfl player ever, followed by brady, LT, montana, Unitas, rice, butkus
and Payton deserves a spot in the top 8 I think. And how about Sammy Baugh in the top 10 as an all-rounder? Are Reggie White and Peyton Manning contenders for top 10 too?
mizofan gale sayers was better than Payton but he really only had 4 healthy years like Terrell Davis....I think butkus, sayers and Payton were 3 best players in bears history. I would put reggie white and goober in top 20
Butkus was dirty. Every one of his tackles would be illegal in today’s game. Filthy dirty.
had a lot of moves / speed
forgot about barry sanders
Earl Campbell !!
This ain’t about him
Earl Campbell was better than Payton and emmitt
Never saw Earl throw a block. But he had the best 5 year career of anyone I’ve ever seen
Looking at these highlights, it appears that Jim Brown averaged 20 yards a carry. Not five yards!! Brown possessed every conceivable asset any athlete could be gifted with. With the heart of a Lion. And he did it all in an era riddled with racism and ignorance. Brown literally suffered every stereotype ever heaped on the black man. Then hammered it straight down their racist throats!! There was a cool, restrained dignity in his exploits. It was, "I know I'm better." You know I'm better. Why flaunt it?!" My favorite Brown quote said it all. "If you beat a man physically," he observed. They may not like you. But they will respect you." Just like his brilliant but tragically scarred Syracuse contemporary Ernie Davis. Davis was the victim of cheap shots and illegal hits rarely seen in today's whitewashed game. Like the great Jimmy, he dusted himself off. Then left his tormentors broken in his thunderous wake. To this day Davis is cited as the one back in history that might have been Browns equal. They were mirror images of each other. Most of all in their innate manly dignity. This is why Segragation and Jim Crow existed in the first place. The more gifted a man was. The more he outshone EVERY rival. The more he must be shoved into the background. To not be a constant reminder of their own inferiority. It was the most backhanded compliment any man could be paid. That was Jim Brown's shining legacy. And his equally brilliant friend, Ernie Davis.
No mention of Barry Sanders, unreal.
Because this is about Jim Brown.
Because he’s not as good lol 😂
YA EARL CAMPBELL TOO
In today's game the most Tell-Tale stat for a running back is yards after first hit. You simply can't compare a scat back to Jim Brown.
This story is about JB only. He Barry Sanders was great but Barry Sanders's father told Barry , " you're no Jim Brown"
If he had ONLY been a blocker. Jim Brown said multiple times that he didn't block as a football player. Had he blocked just a LITTLE, he'd be the greatest of all time. But IMO, he's the greatest pure running back ever. He cannot be the greatest all around football player because he didn't block. This isn't anti-Jim Brown at all, just clarifying something he HIMSELF lamented as the sole flaw of his game. He didn't block.
And that’s why he’s not the GOAT. He never blocked a guy. How can you be the GOAT if you never blocked anyone? That’s why Payton was the GOAT
4 emitt...you fall in number 4
The system is not given a chance to block people in America, that why's go to sports
Ray Lewis was a great, great player. However, with all due respect, he never saw Jim Brown play football. He was too young to remember Jim. You should get a contemporary of Jim to make comments; not somebody that has no memory, and is just speaking hearsay. Jim Brown had been retired for nearly 10 years when Ray Lewis was born. He’s Jim Brown’s friend, but he’s not a credible witness for the reason I stated.
Ray wasn’t even born when Jim played. The former was born on May 15, 1975and the latter played from 1957-1965. You do the math!
Who better Tom Brady or Jim Brown?
Different eras, so any opinion is a guess.
Man today’s football sucks I play fullback and I don’t get the ball nearly as much as he did
Rin Okumura he was a rb not a fb but ya full backs should just be offensive line they never get the ball
Drew STX He was a fullback/ tailback
I'm not a fan of the current greedy, liberal NFL. But I am a fan of Mr. Brown. Take a lesson boys, you need schoolin'.
Sorry emmitt you are 4. Jim brown, Walter Peyton, Barry sanders and emmitt smith
Smith falls outta the top 5 tf
Since when did Jesse Jackson become a sports commentator?
TheKaffeeKlatsch I'll bet Jesse knows more about football than you know about civil rights.
Emmitt smith said he is #3. Barry is better than emmitt
Yupp but you forget we really didnt see ernie davis in nfl uniform so who wil every really kno
Lets talk about the elephant in the room, slow white guys.he was faster and stronger than the defensive lineman. Bo Jackson would have been considered a god in the 50s.