He was a little bit before my time when I started watching football 1969. I didn’t know who it was it was like a mythical creature I remember wanting to find out who he wasAnd all of his football career. Another dream from my youth gone away. RIP Jim Brown
Jim Brown averaged 104 yards per game and over 5 yards per carry at a time when rushing was much more central to gaining yards as opposed to passing. Other teams knew he was getting the ball - and it didn't matter.
Outstanding video. You really took the time to do your research and homework for this video. If the trade goes through, NFL history changes so much. So many questions....you laid everything out so well. Fantastic job...and yes, Jim Brown was a legend and one of the true all-time greats in NFL history.
As a Steelers fan you are right on when you said that Jim Brown was the Cleveland Browns because they were Bad after he Retired boy he will dearly be missed
I remember watching a show where he spoke about getting up after every tackle and staring down the opponents while getting up slowly and letting them know "I'm coming for you next play" and then would hit them harder than they hit him and they would be afraid of trying to tackle him after that. Truly lost a legend in many aspects. RIP Mr. Brown 🙏🏾
Jim Brown was not just the greatest American athletes. In high school, he was also known as an amazing lacrosse player, too. RIP to a great athlete and a human activist. The only trades in North America sports that would've rivaled the Cleveland Browns trading Jim Browns to the (then-) St. Louis Cardinals for John David Crow would have approached the (MLB's) New York Yankees getting Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox in 1920, and the (NHL's) Edmonton Oilers trading Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings (in 1988).
Great video. As a person who childhood was in Toronto. The Browns were considered the “ home” tean for the Buffalo based CBS station so we saw all of his games. I will miss him both as a player actor but mostly a leader in the civil rights movement
@@stevengrvp I did not see say Sports Center or any other major daily sports news shows last night as way out of the evening(5/19/23) attending of all things, a high school track & field event. However I was listening on the way to the Track Meet to Mad Dog Sports Radio on Sirius XM when Guest Host Linda Cohn of ESPN broke the news of Jim Brown’s passing. Her first “special guest” soon after to talk about JB. Chris Russo. Too bad Brown’s passing was on an end of week slow news day. Arguably one of the top handful of All Time Legendary Athletes born in the United States during the entire 20th Century.
@@americangiant1003 yeah it should have been the first story and the sad part is all these people talking about ja Morant couldn't do anything on Jim brown's passing
I remember my dad saying he remembered watching Jim Brown play in college and his first play he returned a kick off. He was the best RB (FB at the time). If he played in the 70s and 80s when top RB was still a thing he'd probably still have the all time player instead of Emmitt Smith. And honestly in the shorter amount of time Jim is better on all accounts even if the yardage isn't the same.
One of the funniest lines I heard about Brown came from, IIRC, Larry Wilson who said he went to tackle him and he swore Brown split in 2 and came together behind him and ran for a score.
Whoa, there’s an entire alternate NFL history video somewhere in there: with Paul Brown never starting the rival Bengals, what different expansion team do we end up with? What other possible owners were in play back then? What a crazy thought!
rip jefferson, 'blow those lids jefferson'. only butkus was big enough and strong enough to stop brown. Good thing brown had nothing to do with p0s bidwell. He and paul brown clashed but made it work.
1961 was the first year Modell owned the Browns. At the end of the '61 season, the Browns traded WR Bobby Mitchell to the Redskins for the right to draft Ernie Davis, who was subsequently diagnosed with leukemia. If Davis had lived, he might've tipped Jim Brown into retirement at the end of the 1962 season. Or Jim Brown might've been traded. After the Browns had a mediocre 1962 season, Modell fired Paul Brown and replaced him with Blanton Collier. Ernie Davis died in the spring of '63. After all that, no way was Jim Brown going to be traded.
Be careful what you surmise, Jag. Andy and Patrick do NOT have a good relationship (Andy wants Patrick to control his family, Patrick wants to let them be) and a bonehead move like that is not impossible.
We lost a true legend yesterday. Jim Brown was the OG Chad.
Rest in Peace, Jim Brown.
You were one of the greatest.
Jim Brown never ran out of bounds, never missed a game, and never went down without a fight. RIP
He will be sorely missed he was dominant at running back
Jim Brown.... the original G.O.A.T.!!!!!!
'now get the F outta here before i chop your head off and bury it with you'. leo getz things done.
R.I.P JIm Brown, you were one of the greatest to have ever done it.
He was a little bit before my time when I started watching football 1969. I didn’t know who it was it was like a mythical creature I remember wanting to find out who he wasAnd all of his football career. Another dream from my youth gone away. RIP Jim Brown
Jim Brown averaged 104 yards per game and over 5 yards per carry at a time when rushing was much more central to gaining yards as opposed to passing. Other teams knew he was getting the ball - and it didn't matter.
Outstanding video. You really took the time to do your research and homework for this video. If the trade goes through, NFL history changes so much. So many questions....you laid everything out so well. Fantastic job...and yes, Jim Brown was a legend and one of the true all-time greats in NFL history.
Rest in peace Jim Brown 🙏🏾🏈💯💪🏾🕊️
Jim Brown was built like a modern NFL athlete. In some of these clips he looks like he was transported back in time to play.
As a Steelers fan you are right on when you said that Jim Brown was the Cleveland Browns because they were Bad after he Retired boy he will dearly be missed
RIP JIM BROWN - THE GOAT
I remember watching a show where he spoke about getting up after every tackle and staring down the opponents while getting up slowly and letting them know "I'm coming for you next play" and then would hit them harder than they hit him and they would be afraid of trying to tackle him after that. Truly lost a legend in many aspects. RIP Mr. Brown 🙏🏾
R.I.P. Jim Brown he always be the best Cleveland Brown player of all time.
I'd take Otto with todays rules he would win 12 championships
Jim Brown was not just the greatest American athletes. In high school, he was also known as an amazing lacrosse player, too. RIP to a great athlete and a human activist.
The only trades in North America sports that would've rivaled the Cleveland Browns trading Jim Browns to the (then-) St. Louis Cardinals for John David Crow would have approached the (MLB's) New York Yankees getting Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox in 1920, and the (NHL's) Edmonton Oilers trading Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings (in 1988).
This is very much true, Martin - this trade would have equaled those you've mentioned, and it does give one pause for thought.
I usually kinda half watch the highlights of your videos. But this episode, my eyes were wide open watching these clips. Just wow
It's to bad not much film exists of Jim Brown running over lacrosse players in college. He still lacrosse goat too! Rip
Rule changingly good
Great video. As a person who childhood was in Toronto. The Browns were considered the “ home” tean for the Buffalo based CBS station so we saw all of his games. I will miss him both as a player actor but mostly a leader in the civil rights movement
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Great video
R.i.p but I'm just shocked that none of these sporting network didn't do too much on his passing
@@matthewdaley746 Don’t Forget even if you hate it the Stanley Cup Semifinals and MLB as well.
@@matthewdaley746 I understand that but Jim brown passing is bigger than that
@@matthewdaley746 that's sad he did so much for sports and social issues
@@stevengrvp I did not see say Sports Center or any other major daily sports news shows last night as way out of the evening(5/19/23) attending of all things, a high school track & field event.
However I was listening on the way to the Track Meet to Mad Dog Sports Radio on Sirius XM when Guest Host Linda Cohn of ESPN broke the news of Jim Brown’s passing. Her first “special guest” soon after to talk about JB. Chris Russo.
Too bad Brown’s passing was on an end of week slow news day. Arguably one of the top handful of All Time Legendary Athletes born in the United States during the entire 20th Century.
@@americangiant1003 yeah it should have been the first story and the sad part is all these people talking about ja Morant couldn't do anything on Jim brown's passing
Excellent video - you are terrific!
Great piece 👍
Another JG9 banger!
R.I.P. Jim Brown
I remember my dad saying he remembered watching Jim Brown play in college and his first play he returned a kick off. He was the best RB (FB at the time). If he played in the 70s and 80s when top RB was still a thing he'd probably still have the all time player instead of Emmitt Smith. And honestly in the shorter amount of time Jim is better on all accounts even if the yardage isn't the same.
One of the funniest lines I heard about Brown came from, IIRC, Larry Wilson who said he went to tackle him and he swore Brown split in 2 and came together behind him and ran for a score.
Whoa, there’s an entire alternate NFL history video somewhere in there: with Paul Brown never starting the rival Bengals, what different expansion team do we end up with? What other possible owners were in play back then? What a crazy thought!
Retired from King county Metro28 yrs,Downtown Fred Brown,kingdome was full,Gray,Shawn,D.J,Gus,Nate,and Garfield, Ranier Beach,awww man great City❤🙏🏽
I knew there was a Jim Brown video coming up, maybe more than one
He retired from the NFL from the set of the Dirty Dozen
He scored 4 explosive touchdowns against the Nazis.
@@iamhungey12345 I don’t know about that but he sure launched some grenades downtown lol
Me trying to imagine him not retired yet & played few years into AFL/NFL ERA
rip jefferson, 'blow those lids jefferson'. only butkus was big enough and strong enough to stop brown. Good thing brown had nothing to do with p0s bidwell. He and paul brown clashed but made it work.
WOW!!! If this trade happened, maybe the Cardinals would still be in St. Louis.
I had no idea the Browns were trying to trade him. If that trade went through, maybe Cincinnati gets into pro football later than it did.
I can see Art Modell making a bonehead trade offer like this... but not Paul Brown... so many what ifs though!
1961 was the first year Modell owned the Browns. At the end of the '61 season, the Browns traded WR Bobby Mitchell to the Redskins for the right to draft Ernie Davis, who was subsequently diagnosed with leukemia. If Davis had lived, he might've tipped Jim Brown into retirement at the end of the 1962 season. Or Jim Brown might've been traded.
After the Browns had a mediocre 1962 season, Modell fired Paul Brown and replaced him with Blanton Collier. Ernie Davis died in the spring of '63. After all that, no way was Jim Brown going to be traded.
The chain effect runs deep. No Bengals. No move to Arizona possibly. It's a wild chain to go down
Be careful what you surmise, Jag. Andy and Patrick do NOT have a good relationship (Andy wants Patrick to control his family, Patrick wants to let them be) and a bonehead move like that is not impossible.
I wonder how the 1964 NFL Championship would have turn out without Brown with the Browns.
At 22:40, does anyone know what team the Browns are playing?
Steelers. They had that number font at some point between 1958 and 1963.
@dougramsey1012 thank you. My Google skills were not good enough to find that.
@@zedzippy no worries! I saw a picture a long time ago with Bobby Layne in that uniform. He played for the Steelers from '58 through '62.
You know who went to Syracuse like Jim Brown? Dick Beyer who was known in wrestling as The Destroyer
No disrespect but Barry is the best ever
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