Jim Brown was not only the best running back of his era but the best football player of all time in my opinion. I'm 72 and watched him play many times and he was amazing. He had no weakness. He had great power and speed and was an excellent receiver out of the backfield. Nobody has ever been on his level. GOAT with no doubt

When I was a little boy, I saw Jim Brown play about a dozen times. The roar of 80,000 people in Cleveland Municipal made a big impression, to put it lightly.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

i was there. municipal stadium was like one big icebox- even in august

@homoerectus744

2 ай бұрын

We could hear the roar all the way to Lorain.i left the area right after Leroy Kelly.

My dad was a Steelers fan for all of his 75 years and went to games for 27. I asked him the best player he ever saw. I barely got the question out when he said, "Jim Brown. It isn't close." Good enough for me.

@iceman4408

2 жыл бұрын

My father told me the same thing.

@mahlonthomas1775

2 жыл бұрын

@@iceman4408 my dad 2

@iceman4408

2 жыл бұрын

@@mahlonthomas1775 Started watching the nfl about 2 years before Jim Brown retired, so I did get to see him play a few games on TV. I was just a young kid learning the game, but I could see what my dad was telling me about him was true. My father really respected Jim Brown.

@mahlonthomas1775

2 жыл бұрын

@@iceman4408 I started n 1969. My dad said I would never see the greatest football player. I made the mistake of saying oj was the man. Then I saw film I know y he was the goat. No 1 come close

@USS-SNAKE-ISLAND

2 жыл бұрын

LIFE-LONG Browns fan. Grew up in the 70s... back when it was cool for the Steelers to be your second-favorite team. 🙂 Rocky Bleier, Bradshaw, Green, Lambert, Swann. Watching them beat the Cowboys in Super Bowl XIII, 1979. Good years. Good times.

My Dad loved Jim Brown. He took me to see the Rams-Browns pre-season game every year Brown played. He was incredible!

I grew up in Cincinnati, and we didn’t have a professional football team at that time, so we were all Browns fans. The year he retired I was a senior in high school, so I got to watch his whole career. He was, and in my opinion , still is the greatest running back to play the game.

@JosephKulik2016

2 жыл бұрын

IMO, the greatest part of Jim Brown's career is that he smart enough to quit while he was still on top. Rocky Marciano was a boxing parallel of an athlete who was smart enough to quit while was on top. They called Muhammed Ali "The Greatest" but that only possibly applies to the early part of his career, because it was sad and pathetic the way he ended his badly overextended career. Jim Brown never became the Narcissistic Egomaniac that other pro athletes became after him. He was a humble "working stiff" who saw Football as just a job. He had a "pride in workmanship" that is very rare today in any kind of job. Jim Brown was a Great Football Player, but he was even a Greater Human Being.

@jojowhite9296

2 жыл бұрын

@Zeke Jordan It might be coming to an end but I remember back in 1999 when the Browns were getting ready to re-enter the NFL and the Dayton Mall had Browns banners hanging throughout. No doubt there were a lot of older Brown fans in S.E. Ohio.

@Lehmann108

2 жыл бұрын

You don't watch too many NFL games, do you?

@Bobbyo60

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lehmann108 No, only for about 75 years….

@debbiebrantley61

Жыл бұрын

@Joe Kulik I don’t have anything against brown but when you calling him such a fine human being have you seen all the criminal charges he’s had? Rape,choking people,u name it so don’t make him into a saint

I was fortunate enough to get to speak with a defensive player from the Lions championship team of '57, who played for some years after that with other teams. I asked him who the toughest runner he ever faced was and he immediately said "Jim Brown".

Jim Brown is on the short list of the greatest all-around athletes ever, and is still the greatest football player of all time IMO.

@alfonsecoppola5938

2 жыл бұрын

without a doubt,still considered the greatest lacrosse player ever

@alanparedes2034

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but he wasn't good enough to survive world War II in "The Dirty Dozen."

@Superbowler08

2 жыл бұрын

A very short list! He, along with Bo Jackson and perhaps Wilt Chamberlain

@daviddavis3389

2 жыл бұрын

Where would you rate Oj Simpson on a scale of greatness and success and as an all around college and NFL player of all time greatness ??

@darylfoster7944

2 жыл бұрын

NFL films has him rated #2 behind Jerry Rice

The fact that he finished 5th in the Heisman voting was disgraceful. No other explanation other than racism. Dick Schaap, the great sportswriter, surrendered his Heisman ballot privilege in protest. Hornung won it for an awful Notre Dame team, completing all of 59 passes and rushing for 420 yds. Brown ran for nearly 1,000 yds in 8 games for a 7-2 Orange team. Every one that voted for Hornung should be ashamed.

@lordemed1

2 жыл бұрын

Racism, pure and simple

@jonorech

2 жыл бұрын

Racism, and typical Notre Dame bias.

@casacalifornia1626

2 жыл бұрын

Probably so, but Hornung wasn't bad in this Cheesehead's opinion. I believe the Packers had a chance to draft Brown and stupidly passed on him.

@carseye1219

2 жыл бұрын

@@casacalifornia1626 Hornung did become a great Hall of Fame star for the Packers, but his mediocre QB performance for a bad Notre Dame team shouldn't even have been in the discussion for a Heisman.

@johnmanning4097

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing but Racism in America Stopped Jim Brown from winning the Heisman.

I lived in Cleveland during his career and saw every game he played in. If I had just one word to descibe his play it would be...Unstoppable!

@cameronhamilton7439

Жыл бұрын

I like your name 😃

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

guys were afraid to take him on by themselves- he was INCREDIBLE

@teleguy5699

Жыл бұрын

That's when people say Sanders,, that guy was stopped plenty of times. Then he'd break a 70 yrd run to pad his stats.

@johnnyraider

Жыл бұрын

​@@cameronhamilton7439, whose name? THAT MAKES A TON OF F'N SENCE. VSOUNDS LIKE SOMETHIN' THE GAGGLE FUCKS AND HUMPS WOULD SAY. I LUV THESE NON NFL FOOTBALL PEOPLE. U R ALL DUMB F'S. THERE DO U LIKE THAT GAGGLE?😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

@johnnyraider

Жыл бұрын

​@@cameronhamilton7439OH, I C, IS CAMERONHAMILTON, FOR THE DUMP AT THE WEST END OF THE BEST LAKE IN THE WORLD? LAKE ONTARIO. I WONDER IF WE WILL EVER FIND OUT HOW MANY CASES OF BOOZE WERE LOADED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND THEN OFFLOADED ON THE S SHORE? HMMMMMMMM

I saw Jimmy Brown for his entire career , and in person probably a dozen times . He was on another level compared to the rest of the league . It was run first , pass second , and nobody , BUT NOBODY , was as good as Jim Brown . A man among boys .

Got to watch Brown play in person in the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium over 20 times. Also saw Otto Graham + Wilt the Stilt + MJ and LeBron and Kareem and Mickey Mantle and the "Say Hey" kid. Yep, the old days when everything seemed simpler, our spirits brighter and our hearts lighter. The old days when we thought we would live forever.

@shannonhondo260

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome that you’ve lived to see all the greats

@appletile2887

2 жыл бұрын

Remember the song...Those were the days my friend we thought they'd never end...we had no idea that we were living those days.

@MeneerHerculePoirot

2 жыл бұрын

Dianne Wallace How did you get to see Willie Mays? Did you go to the 2nd all-star game in the 1961 season at Municipal Stadium?

@buccizero

2 жыл бұрын

You’ve truly been blessed!!

@DrJohnnyJ

2 жыл бұрын

I saw Wilt, Elgin, Koufax, Wills and never paid more than $2.50 per ticket. I saw a perfect game for $1.00.

If Brown had not retired young, his records would be absolutely untouchable.

@dhollins

2 жыл бұрын

Naw I'd say he still be top 3 on the all time rushing list lol

@californiabreeze2182

2 жыл бұрын

phenoms only come around every 25 years,they don't care about records.THEY PLAY LIFE AS AN ACTOR,IT'S A LINE THAT'S ALL.

@eldawg2742

2 жыл бұрын

He would still of played less games

@gregshaffer2970

2 жыл бұрын

Barry Sanders said "not so fast my friend."

@mbayediop1094

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregshaffer2970 exactly 💯💯

I watched him when he played in the 50s and 60s. Greatest player ever. And I am a NY Giants fan.

I was a senior in high school in 1963 when Sunday's came around I wouldn't go anywhere till the Browns were done playing I never wanted to miss a touchdown from the greatest running back I've ever seen

I'm a life long Browns fan at 73...only saw Jim play live once, but it was a thrill.

Old guy from Cleveland here. The '64 season stands out the most for me, I was in 4th grade then, and the Browns and Jim Brown were my heroes! In a city without much else to cheer about it was a fabulous show every Sunday! Many happy memories of watching Jim Brown demolishing the Steelers and the Packers in a blizzard!

@casacalifornia1626

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but the Packers beat them in Milwaukee that year. I was there.

@johnwilcox4078

2 жыл бұрын

@@casacalifornia1626 You're right, I stand corrected,lol! Packers won by a touchdown at the old Milwaukee County Stadium 11/22/64! I live in 'Sconsin now and am a Packer fan. I remember they used to play one home game per season there.

@casacalifornia1626

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnwilcox4078 The Pack held Brown to 74 yards on 20 carries. Brown usually gained 100 or more.

@alanmurr6562

Жыл бұрын

I remember the big showdown between Jim Brown and Jim Taylor one year in the early 60's. Packers and Jim Taylor won that one. I listened to it on the radio as the home games were blacked out. We were 30 points behind those powerful Packers near the 4th quarter, but I was still hopeful that we could come back lol. We lost something like 49 to 17.

@casacalifornia1626

Жыл бұрын

@@alanmurr6562 This is not in any way to take anything away from Jim Brown--he truly was great. But the Packers only played against the Jim Brown Browns three times, and, FWIW, each time they held him to fewer than 100 yards.

No words for Jim Brown...only eye-watering HEART and TALENT in every sport he graced.

@durtyragoux

Жыл бұрын

he was an azzhole, though. he beat women till their faces were broken, no words for that, either. BallSack, that's all I got.

@mja91352

11 ай бұрын

Both of them

Nice to see some respect paid to an all time great. I didn’t realize that JB was such a multi-sport freak of nature. Nice tip of the hat to Wilt Chamberlain; he is by y FAR the greatest basketball player of all time and perhaps one of the greatest all around athletes too. Jim Brown & Wilt Chamberlain were before their time and it’s a sin that more sports fans don’t know just how dominate they were.

@scor440

2 жыл бұрын

When was Jim Brown not been shown respect? Are you living under a rock?

@robertguida8997

Жыл бұрын

Jim is in 2 Halls of Fame, the NFL HOF, & the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. But, how does nobody know Jim Brown or Wilt Chamberlain?? That's crazy to say that,

@buckfan1969

Жыл бұрын

@@scor440 Maybe he's seen the countless kids who say he sucked. Said he was playing against plumbers, etc. Sorta like they did with Chamberlain.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

we were there and we know- thats all that matters....

For you football fans out there, I recommend watching Any Given Sunday. Jim Brown is in the movie as the defensive coordinator and has a moment where he chews out Lawrence Taylor (he is also in the movie).

@dunkmasters3137

2 жыл бұрын

Hi

@peejaythegreat1704

2 жыл бұрын

Classic 🙌🏾

@garretindall2820

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with this 💯

@Ganondorfmewing

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, I wanna watch it now 😂😂

@ccdogpark

2 жыл бұрын

If you watch the recent A&E series about Playboy and Hugh Hefner, Jim Brown was also a scumbag and a horribly violent sexual predator. It's hard to watch without being sickened. Brown was an even bigger scumbag than Bill Cosby. WRZ 2022-03-11

Thanks for this deep-dive into the greatness that was Jim Brown! Now, I've known for ages that he was the greatest running back that has ever played the game of professional football, but this exhaustingly thorough biography of his sports career was an education that I needed in order to get an even deeper appreciation for his athletic prowess. What this video on Jim Brown did for me was correct my assessment of his status as not only the League's all-time greatest running back but as likely the greatest athlete, period, to have ever played the game!

@robertscheinost179

Жыл бұрын

Try watching the documentary Spike Lee did on the life of Jim Brown and your appreciation will go up 10 times!

As a child watching this gladiator on TV, I recall him running over his opponents time and time again. He was the best and still is my favorite NFL player ever.

What the video doesn't mention is how run oriented thr entire league was (3 yards and a cloud of dust); he got these yards with the opposing team knowing it was a run. He was very difficult to tackle.

@playmusicnet7347

2 жыл бұрын

It's 4 yards a carry for a 1st down.

@charlesandrews2360

2 жыл бұрын

Ed O'Bradovich, great D End for the Bears said, It's 1st and Ten, he slams into Jim Brown at the line of scrimmage, tackles him and begins to celebrate when he hears the announcer say, 2nd Down and 5.

@stuartperry1047

2 жыл бұрын

He was big. He was fast. And- he ran mean. He didn't just run to evade being tackled, he ran to hurt you if you got in his way. That's a lethal combination.

@steveswangler6373

2 жыл бұрын

regardless of whether it was a running league or not, the defenses knew Jim Brown was the center of the Browns' offense, that is why they were geared to try to stop him.

@tonymickens8803

2 жыл бұрын

If you didn't Hit him Below the Knees, Forget It!

The single greatest player in NFL history. PERIOD.

@samsonbabayan6894

2 жыл бұрын

Jerry rice would have 50,000 yards receiving in that era.Barry Sanders would rush for 40,000,and Dan Marino would throw for 100,000.

@appletile2887

2 жыл бұрын

Have Tom Brady and Jim Brown on the same team and that team would be broken up by anti-trust laws....lol

@TowDow3

2 жыл бұрын

thats cap. there is no single greatest player.

@lloydkline1518

2 жыл бұрын

❤️ jim brown

@chadtep7571

2 жыл бұрын

Did it all when opposing defenses were instructed to kill him.

Brown played from 1957 to 1965...he won the rushing title in 1957...1958...1959...1960...1961...1963...1964...& 1965. He beat out RB'S Lenny Moore...Paul Hornung...Jim Taylor...Bobby Mitchell...Joe"The Jet" Perry...John Henry Johnson...Hugh McElhenney...all are in the HOF. Defenses were stacked up to stop him...they couldn't! Brown averaged 104 yards a game...5.2 yards a carry...never missed a game in his career...won the NFL title in 1964. While shooting the movie ,"The Dirty Dozen" in London in early 1966...Jim Brown...at the height of his powers...called it quits!!!

There are only two other people I would put in the same class as Jim Brown. 1. Jim Thorpe 2. Bo Jackson.

I was lucky enough to be able to watch Jim Brown play and as far as I'm concerned the best running back in the NFL

As a Cleveland fan for nearly my whole life, I got to see all the Jim Brown highlights growing up. He was an amazing athlete. No question on that. He is also an amazing person. I’m glad that others are getting to see a little something about how good he really was. Maybe it will inspire some to go and look at his other philanthropic work as well.

@RobertMcGimpsey

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jim Brown was one of the athletes that met with Cassius Clay/Mohammad Ali to back his objection to the Vietnam War, he has done numerous things to help gang members to get on the right track in LA, and around California, he has always been at the forefront of reform in the NFLPA; along with John Mackey, Willie Davis, and others, so that today's players can benefit. Was he a perfect man, NO!! Noone is, but, his good works outweigh the rough spots; at least to me and other youngsters who looked up to him and other Black leaders/athletes, that stepped forward in the '60's and '70's.

@whitewalker57

2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertMcGimpsey agreed! Not perfect by any stretch of the imagination. However, his work with young Black (in his home by the way) gang members is astronomical! His civil rights work…and the list goes on! And by far top three athletes that ever lived!!!

@gregoryjanuszczak4250

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, JB was as involved in the issues of the day as were Muhammed Ali and Kareem Abdul Jabbar. VERY Vital. May i be allowed to just do football with you? I've been a lions fan for 62 years, i, like Barry sanders dad, had JB as the GOAT. Then i considered that JB was bigger than 9 of the 11 of the guys on defense and Barry was the smallest guy out of all 22. JB got yards cuz he couldn't be tackled once they grabbed him , Barry got yards cuz he couldn't be grabbed.

@whitewalker57

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryjanuszczak4250 and I can’t argue with you at all. It’s a matter of connection. I got to watch Barry in college and the pros. He did what he did, with inferior teams. It’s the “my guy is better than your guy” deal. JB played for my beloved Browns. But I’m aiming a lot at the athlete that he was. He was ahead of his time. Like Willie Mays, and Jim Thorpe. Thorpe as far as I’m concerned, is the greatest athlete to ever live (IMHO). Ali is the most consequential athlete of all time. Willie is the greatest baseball player of all time, and JB is the GOAT. Barry was AMAZING and I was so sad when he retired young. But…he did what he felt was right for him. God Bless him.

@gregoryjanuszczak4250

2 жыл бұрын

@@whitewalker57 i'm so with you about Ali. I still like to compare JB and Barry - JB was bigger than 9 of the 11 against him and couldn't get tackled after they grabbed him -Barry was smaller than 9 of the 11 and coudnt get tacked cuz they couldn't grab him. (an interesting stat: Barry had more runs for zero yardage and negative yardage than anyone in football) JB could run through three of them cuz he was bigger and stronger and faster - Barry on the other hand, couldnt go through three defenders, that's another reason he didnt get used in goal line situations. When they knew he was running, they could stack the defense.

Not only was he a great player but also a great man! Rest In Peace Jim Brown💯💪🏾🙏🏾

@JMC786

Жыл бұрын

He beat up women, hardly a great man

@superluminal89

Жыл бұрын

@@JMC786 F*ck off. His achievements were greater than his faults.

@thomasespositio3139

Жыл бұрын

Amen noone comes close the BEST running back of alltime somebody close to his gifts of power,speed,and duarbility Earl Campbell

@durtyragoux

Жыл бұрын

@@JMC786 Bingo, my man! These pinheads love to gloss over the inconvenient facts.

@felixmadison5736

Жыл бұрын

@@JMC786 You must not be a Traitor Trump fan. LOL!!

Rest in peace To Jim Brown 1936-2023

The top 2 RBs of all time IMO are Jim Brown and Barry Sanders. Jim Brown dominated in his 8-year career like no other RB ever has. You can't just look at numbers, you had to see him play to understand how absolutely dominant he really was. The comparison to Wilt Chamberlain as a dominant player in his respective sport is spot on.

Jim Brown was born on February 17, not February 10, in 1936. In 1962, he rushed for 996 yards, not 962. Not only did he play with a broken big toe the entire season, but he also played while suffering from a sprained right wrist.

@robin3307

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

broken big toes are the WORST

@darrylguilford4061

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Robin!

@tateosphere

Жыл бұрын

TRUE HIS OPPISITE JIM TAYLOR SMALL,SLOW,, WHITE RUNNING BACK IS THE ONLY MAN TO BEAT JB OUT OF A RUSHING TITLE,, THE STARS LINED UP THAT YEAR ....HORNUNG GOT INJURED, AND TAYLOR WAS ASKED TO CARRY THE LOAD AND,,,, RIGHTFULLY SO,,, GOT MVP THAT YEAR SETTING A THEN RECORD FOR TOUCHDOWNS, AND AVERAGED ALMOST 6 YARDS A CARRY

@darrylguilford4061

Жыл бұрын

@@tateosphere You are correct Jim Taylor was the only back that out rushed Jim Brown when he was hurt because "the stars lined up" for Taylor . However Taylor was not slow or small. The guy was 6 foot 214 lbs, which is not small today or back then. He had decent speed to rush for 1000 yds for 5 straight seasons during his career. The fact is Jim Brown was bigger and faster than Taylor and had better numbers, but Taylor was no "slouch" or had handicaps. This shows that Brown had competition who was good , but he Brown had a higher standard.

Man among boys. Played in the era of 12 game seasons. Extend what he did out to 16 and now 17 game seasons and nobody is close. Still remember him getting up slowly and walking back to the huddle very slowly after each running play. Conserved his energy for the next play. Never saw him wasting energy showboating after a play. Was outrunning and outplaying everybody in the fourth quarter when the game was usually on the line.

Rest in Peace to one of the greatest, and most influential athletes of all time.

Rest in peace Jim Brown

He sum it up perfectly Wilt Of The NFL bruh was a unicorn 😂

He excelled at everything he did and if you saw his name in the cast you knew it was going to be a great movie.

Such a good video. This channel is criminally underrated.. with content like this I swear you should have 3x the subscribers. Keep up the amazing work

He was really good, a legend. I wish I would have gotten to see him play. I was a little boy. RIP Mr. Brown

Jim Brown was the Super Man of the NFL. Hands down the greatest player.

I've been watching pro football since '68, and even though I didn't see Jim Brown play, just from the film it's obvious he's the best football player ever.

@researcher3981

2 жыл бұрын

You probably think Marciano was the greatest heavyweight.

@Kidapollos5910

2 жыл бұрын

@@researcher3981 Actually, I'm not much into boxing. I don't have an opinion there.

@moonrich3492

2 жыл бұрын

This is a ridiculous statement on your part. You need to tell us who you think was better than Mariciano, who was undefeated, so we can ridicule you. There's no one like Jim Brown, so you can rest easy on that one.

@researcher3981

2 жыл бұрын

Marciano would have never beat Liston, and he retired as Liston was coming up.After Liston beat Patterson , people wanted him to return to fight him, fot BIG $$$$$, he knew better....thgen after Listo dumped the fight to Clay/Ali he was off the hook. I'am not taking anything away from Marciano, but 49-0 means less than you think; there were a number of his fights, where he was behind but wore 10 year older opponets down, I give more credit to his management. He was to small to stand in front of Liston-Frazier-Foreman....If fighters fought toe to toe, in a small ring, no dancing & running NO ONE WOULD HAVE BEAT SONNY LISTON (when I say that I mean he wins 9 of 10, if not all 10 fights) with the exception of Foreman. Ali never really beat Liston (the Musliums would have killed him) Same thing with Forman, he was drugged the day of the fight; nobody in the Ali camp thought he could win. So they took it to Africa; then stalled the fight, physicing Foreman up; then spiked this drinking water at ringside. He was sacrificing his life, by trying his drugged up best, but is lucky he lost; or he would have never got out of there alive. Up through 1975 or so if they fought, not run, the best heavyweights were 1. Sonny Liston (5-6 years older than listed) 2. George Forman 3. Joe Frazier All three would have owned Tyson If you want to see what Liston's 84 inch reach would have done to Tyson...look at the Tyson Lennox Lewis fight on You Tube

@Kidapollos5910

2 жыл бұрын

@@moonrich3492 On the contrary, sir, I have a BA and MA in History, and in academic circles my statement is classified as "Knowing when one is out of their depth." My opinion would essentially be worthless, so I choose not to spend time sharing it. I do appreciate your assuming the opposite ;-)

What's crazy is the amount of records he owned when he retired in his prime. He could have played another 4 or 5 seasons if he wanted to. Like Barry Sanders, if Jim Brown hadn't retired in his prime, we would have seen some insane numbers put up by the time they were done.

@ccdogpark

2 жыл бұрын

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's even lower than Bill Cosby. WRZ 2022-03-09

@johnboehmer6683

2 жыл бұрын

Playing two less games per season, along with declining numbers due to age, they may not be as insane as you think. He needed another 6,000 yards just to make it to number one. He averaged 1,368 yards per season. So even if he could have stayed healthy, and maintained that pace, he still would have needed another five seasons to do it. It's fairly likely he would have, but not exceeded it by much. Barry Sanders would have obliterated it.

@chadmilligan342

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody realizes that Jim brown faced a bunch of slow white dudes. Walter faced totally different speed all around Walter would have done the same thing and then some against what Jim brown faced.

@ccdogpark

2 жыл бұрын

@@chadmilligan342 Jim Brown wasn't half the player or person Walter Peyton was.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

what would be refreshing to sports fans today was that he has so humble

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Today's young people just don't know. Jimmy Brown is timeless and could play in any era!

@ryanbeadles2129

2 жыл бұрын

And he rapes in every era

@24gmj2010

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanbeadles2129 You're just a racist and a liar. Do you feel good now,? Mr. God's gift to humanity. That's what's wrong with you people, the World and everything in it must be controlled by you and done your way.

@unkledoda420

2 жыл бұрын

@@24gmj2010 WTF? All dude did was make a mention accusations about Brown that we've all heard for a long time. How does that make him racist? After all, you the one using phrases like "you people". Your nonsensical rant makes you come across as a bit unhinged.

@chadmilligan342

2 жыл бұрын

Any nfl player could play in any era don’t mean he would have the same stats. He faced mostly slow white guys in his career . Facts

@24gmj2010

2 жыл бұрын

@@chadmilligan342 As long as he had the same mentality and work ethic, he would produce the same. Black athletes were a totally different breed back then, carrying the weight of an entire ethnic group on their shoulders. Paving the way for the clowns that you love.

If Jim stayed for one more season he would win the Super Bowl. But as a Browns fan, it would be cool to see them win it in my lifetime

@noelcook8421

2 жыл бұрын

They did there now called revans

@jupitervideos7702

2 жыл бұрын

@@noelcook8421 That was not how the deal worked. The deal was, we get to keep the teams name, history, colors, etc. And they replace our franchises spot.

@ccdogpark

2 жыл бұрын

If you watch the recent A&E series about Playboy and Hugh Hefner, Jim Brown was also a scumbag and a horribly violent sexual predator. It's hard to watch without being sickened. Brown was an even bigger scumbag than Bill Cosby. WRZ 2022-03-11

@jonsnipe5484

2 жыл бұрын

@@ccdogpark nah never happened

@ccdogpark

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonsnipe5484 You obviously didn't watch the series, genius.

Mr Football himself. He made Running Back a respected position. Changed the game of Football.

Jim Brown also ran in an era when football was played on all grass fields, sometimes muddy. I remember Barry Sanders running for a total of 40 yards on a Monday night football game in Chicago. The announcers kept saying it was an "off night" for Barry, without mentioning that it was rainy and muddy, a type of field Sanders was unaccustomed to playing on. .

Brown was just the best running back of all time. Power and speed unmatched and the best thing was that he was not a showboat. As soon as he crossed the end zone line he dropped the ball and jogged off the field, no ego filled demonstration.

@johnboehmer6683

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair though, there were no showboaters at that time, or for another 20 years. Those were indeed the good old days...

@michaelallen4155

2 жыл бұрын

Barry sanders was another

@mikeaylward4521

2 жыл бұрын

I agree Michael. Barry Sanders is the other greatest running back.

@dme1016

2 жыл бұрын

Bulldhit. He played against slow white guys....non-athletes. Walter Payton was the best ever and he PLAYED against the best.

@johnboehmer6683

2 жыл бұрын

@@dme1016 Using your argument, Payton's competition WAS considerably better than Brown's, but the league improved more still in training, conditioning, and the overall power and speed in the 90s when Barry Sanders played. Throw in that Sanders got 5.0 to Payton's 4.4 ypc, which is huge. Now consider that Sanders is the all-time most in negative yardage, yet still got much more per carry than Payton, arguably the 2nd best of all time. I mention the negative yardage also to demonstrate that Sanders had mediocre at best, but mostly bad, 5-man lines to run behind, no tight ends, no pro bowl fullback to help. Since the Lions never had a decent QB, defenses keyed on him, and OFTEN had men in the backfield before Sanders could get going. Also Sanders fumbled way less. Loved Payton, really admired his durability and ability, but Sanders was simply better. The eye test bears(🐻) this out also.

Jim Brown was a joy to watch, an inspiration to anyone who ever played the game.

Jim Brown , Paul Brown Forever Cleveland Browns Legends

Imagine playing defense in that era and having a running back the size of a defensive lineman of that time barreling toward you. Totally bananas!

@thelakeman5207

2 жыл бұрын

John Henry Johnson was another huge running back. I believe he played for the Steelers.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

better have help nearby......!!!

Jim brown was a beast. One of the greatest athlete ever. Wow!!

Love your videos. I discovered your channel about 8 months ago and I haven’t missed on yet. I appreciate it💯❤️

You can argue that is not only the greatest athlete in history as well as the nfl he had to overcome many battles and was victorious and was at the peak of his career when he retired at 29

Privileged to have seen him play as a kid. Shook my head remembering as an adult the things I saw him do way back then. Especially Brown carrying two or three defenders down field and refusing to go down. Yeah, he was really special.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

for sure- he would just run over guys

The Jim Brown/Sam Huff showdowns were great! I always felt sorry for NFL linebackers in those days. Brown was just as big and way stronger and faster.

@jr6200

2 жыл бұрын

My memory from watching him was he never seemed to be knocked backwards from the line of scrimmage

@alanmurr6562

Жыл бұрын

The guy in this video said he was 6 '2 and 220. He was 230.

2 time MVP one of the best running back of all times Jim Brown R.I.P.

No thumping of the chest, no crossing of his arms, just taking care of business on the field. Great athlete, great man.

@durtyragoux

Жыл бұрын

He was also a top rung woman beater, and was fond of breaking their faces. But, hey, he was a great ball player who didn't make a fuss when he scored, so who cares, right? Fuck your d-bag eulogy.

Jim Brown revolutionized the running back position. He was a professional football player who was truly ahead of his time.

@mritizwatitiz

2 жыл бұрын

i wouldnt neccesarily say that he revolutionized the position. he was just bigger and faster than everyone. jim brown was the modern runningback. in my opinion gale sayers had a bigger impact on the runningback position than jim brown because gale sayers was the first to use the juke move.

@southlake631

2 жыл бұрын

@@mritizwatitiz Well, Jim Brown was ahead of his time for a running back.

@danielshays7161

Жыл бұрын

His game within a game with Sam Huff was often more exciting than the game itself.

Thanks for creating this. Entertaining, well done, and convincing.

As a Brit, I knew nothing about Jim Browns, football career, so this video really showed me the background of the man, I have listened to him speaking on various shows, his gentle slow sure voice, his dignity and his intelligence shone like a diamond , and the way he stood up to fools, always polite, and never giving an inch, What a fine man

My favorite quote from Jim Brown was " I cannot imagine why a grown man would run out of bounds"...... 😃

@CP-kb1du

2 жыл бұрын

Franco Tippy Toes Harris ..

@Padoinky

Жыл бұрын

In order to stop the clock…

I had no idea he was so great outside of football. Thanks for this.

9 year career. 9 Pro Bowls, 8 rushing titles. R.I.P. to the undisputed greatest RB AND possibly greatest athlete in American history.

I just enjoy the still shots of several players trying to gang tackle him like boys trying to tackle their dad. I remember some of these from the old Sport Magazine I used to read as a kid in the 60s. Good stuff. Jim Brown was superhuman to us.

I recommend seeing Jim Brown in the movie "The Dark of the Sun" He was an incredibly charismatic human being. The movie is great also.

@durtyragoux

Жыл бұрын

He was also a prolific woman beater. he liked, particularly, to break their faces. Such charisma!

While he’s still ALIVE they truly need to come out with a Jim Brown Movie call it #32

@ccdogpark

2 жыл бұрын

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's even lower than Bill Cosby. WRZ 2022-03-09

@betweenvenustomarsbrucecst2481

2 жыл бұрын

Baffled that it hasn't been made.....

JIM BROWN IS THE REASON I STARTED WATCHING FOOTBALL,.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Watched Jim Brown on many a Sunday between 1957-1965. He was a man among boys. Only a few defensive players like Ray Nitschke and Sam Huff could slow him down. He became a matinee idol of the bohemian sort in the late 60s and one of the leading proponents of civil rights. On a less positive note, he did have personal problems with the opposite sex and won't be the last. RIP Jimmy Brown.

Grew up watching him every Sunday. Boy were we spoiled!

Sorry for the 2nd comment. Since Mr. Brown is still with us, he IS the greatest football player of all time.

Excellent segment! Thanks.

I’m just glad I was fortunate to see this man play. A lot of times it took 3-4 men to take him down

@thomasespositio3139

Жыл бұрын

Very true

I grew up watching Jim Brown. He was a pure force of nature. Truly remarkable athlete

@estefanyrobles957

Жыл бұрын

Yeah

Love all your stories keep going strong!

Jim Brown...best professional athlete ever.

I watched him play on TV as a kid. I met him and shook his hand in the early 90s…he was still intimidating looking, but at the same time friendly and reserved. He had the biggest hands I’ve ever seen. I don’t what his fumbling stats were, but I doubt he had many. Best running back of all time IMHO. Maybe the best football player period.

@chadmilligan342

2 жыл бұрын

He also use to beat women from what a lot of others have said in the comments. Great football player but a woman beater. Nice all around guy. LOL

@stevedolan5065

2 жыл бұрын

@@chadmilligan342 I was relating my experience with him. I don’t have personal knowledge about what you mentioned. If he did that, well obviously that’s not right.

Jim Brown is football Wilt Chamberlain Edit: goddamnit, he said it, too. Guess I'm not that original 🤷🏽‍♂️

@vs4798

2 жыл бұрын

Jim Brown is A brutal rapist on cocaine at the playboy mansion. A rapist. Yes I said it.

I'm a Cleveland guy, Browns Season Ticket holder. Although I never saw him play, except in grainy black and white news reels. His greatness as a football player. actor, and civil rights leader can not be denied. Like all of us, he had his flaws and vices. I am really sad to see him go.

@MilehighCLE216

Жыл бұрын

Cleveland native and HUGE Browns fan here. Michael Snyder well said about Mr. Brown!!

Man, how I commend and appreciate great historians like you sir .The research involved for someone like myself, I wouldn't know where to began .

Hey! Great voice and great ideas! I've learned so much football history from you!

@jose_1of1

2 жыл бұрын

Gay

@jaroncaliwag1302

2 жыл бұрын

@@jose_1of1 How bro ur just bein homophobic for nothin

@jacobnoob1829

2 жыл бұрын

@@jose_1of1 😑😑😑

@ccdogpark

2 жыл бұрын

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's even lower than Bill Cosby. WRZ 2022-03-09

jim brown is the greatest running back of all time, the babe ruth of the nfl. and i didn't even know about his unbelievable college career, the dude is a legend, the only person you can compare him to is possibly jim thorpe.

Got to see him at stadium the thing I will never forget the roar of the crowd when he got the ball

That is one of the best videos I have ever seen, thx so much for educating me, I thought I knew all about him but there’s a lot that I didn’t have a clue about.

I grew up watching Jim Brown. He was magical, truly. Absolutely the greatest. I was depessed when he quit.

@tommurphy4307

Жыл бұрын

pretty much all of northeast ohio was depressed

@durtyragoux

Жыл бұрын

I'm depressed too thinking about all the women's faces he beat to a pulp. But, he could run the football, so who cares?

Jim is one eclectic genius. @ 86, this brother is still with us. He, to me, is like Clint Walker, another hero from my childhood. All the best, Jim. I grew up in the 60's school integration of black & white children. Good times, man! Made life-long friends, to this day.

@ccdogpark

2 жыл бұрын

If you watch the recent A&E series about Playboy and Hugh Hefner, Jim Brown was also a scumbag and a horribly violent sexual predator. It's hard to watch without being sickened. Brown was an even bigger scumbag than Bill Cosby. WRZ 2022-03-13

Outstanding video, very interesting.👍 Jim Brown was one tough individual.

I’m 74 and grew up in NE Ohio a little south of Cleveland. Watching Jim Brown lead the team each Sunday was simply thrilling for Browns fans. The way he moved effortlessly through a line of defenders, weaving around his blockers, breaking tackles, carrying or dragging people along for extra yards…a wonder to watch and appreciate.

Jim Brown and Wilt Chamberlin both contemporaries were athletes ahead of the times !

He made our franchise not literally but on the field he is the greatest Brown ever but miles will surprise him and if someone else get Garrett Wilson before us we will get Malik Willis and I bet y'all Steeler fans are going to be salty

@LIONSFAN4227

2 жыл бұрын

Browns ain't taking a QB, sound right about everything else though.

I am 76 years old. Saw jim Brown play for most of his career. He was simply the greatest football player of all time. Arguably the greatest athlete in sports history. I have a son who is 26 year’s old, was the center on two undefeated high school football teams which won two state Super Bowls. A football fanatic. In his room hung a picture of Jim Brown. When Jim passed he called me from Boston to let me know of his passing. It’s the first and only time I had tears in my eyes over the passing of athlete. Brown was the “man”.

The words legend and icon are thrown around a lot these days, but Brown was both. One of the men that made the NFL America’s favorite sport. As a kid never realized I was watching greatness. RIH #32.

Absolutely agree , watching him run for the Browns will give a football fanatic goosebumps! This insightful and concise post also captures his unbelievable athletic ability…perhaps comparable to Jim Thorpe in overall prowess . Almost mythical. #32 Jim Brown will always be my favorite pro player of all time above any other player ..in any sport ! Thank you for a phenomenal KZread post 👍

Jim Brown in is Prime, could break all the record's! Today. He set them with only a 12 game season. Imagine with 17 Games what he could of done? 🏈

@chadmilligan342

2 жыл бұрын

No he couldn’t he faced mostly a bunch of slow white guys. He wouldn’t do such a thing defenses now would crush him compared to his time which they were way slower defenses.

@playmusicnet7347

2 жыл бұрын

@@chadmilligan342 I see your point? But in todays NFL No 1 head tackles anymore! So JB would still "Dominate!"

@chadmilligan342

2 жыл бұрын

@@playmusicnet7347 You can say that another 50 times either way we don’t really know if he would or wouldn’t. And it’s a fact there is no way of really knowing if he really would . We can compare because a player done this a player done that. Well who is to say that Walter Payton wouldn’t have had just as many yards in his time or more then Jim Brown ? That is practically what your stating to me . So I am stating the same. I think Walter is just as good as Jim Brown.

Jim Brown was the best running back in NFL history. No other running back is/was even close. Brown was in a class by himself.

Absolutely excellent episode Sir!!!🙏😢🏈❣️

Best NFL player of all time

@LIONSFAN4227

2 жыл бұрын

Better than Brady, what a joke. 😆

@markjones2518

2 жыл бұрын

@@LIONSFAN4227 yeah you got a problem

@LIONSFAN4227

2 жыл бұрын

@@markjones2518 sure, 😆

@bigredracingdog466

2 жыл бұрын

@@LIONSFAN4227 Best RB for sure. It was a running league in those days.

@24gmj2010

2 жыл бұрын

@@markjones2518 No offense, but I'm still waiting for Brady or any other quarterback to run down field and catch his own passes. Twenty-two starting players on a football field. The NFL is not the NBA. No Jordan GOAT BS in the NFL.

In the 1980's, he was thinking about a comeback, and many thought he could pull it off ! 😜😱👍💪🏈🏈

He was the greatest running back -- In the era he played ,the current NFL total rushing leader ,would not be able to carve out as many yards - very tough yards from tough defensive headhunter players - as he did.HE RUN OVER AND THROUGH ALL OF THEM.The rules today and more stricter than when he played.

Jim Brown 1936-2023 RIP

Watching him run was shocking cause no one man could stop him and I often saw him continue running with someone on his back. It was absolutely insane at how good he was running the football. Jim Brown and Ted Williams are my most memorable childhood memories of professional sports. I once met Ted Williams at a pre season game. Much, much later I learned that it was actually Maury McDermott who I had met. My mom had lied! She would often call me to come inside the house cause Ted Williams was coming up to bat. His swing was just beautiful to see whether a miss and strike or a hit.

@billm5462

2 жыл бұрын

That would have been Mickey McDermott, who was a pretty good hitting pitcher.

@Rick9482

2 жыл бұрын

@@billm5462 Evidently, his first name was Maurice and Mickey the nickname. I can see now how I thought it was Maury. In any case, I almost met Ted Williams. The most beautiful swing ever!

@billm5462

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rick9482 You are correct, sir. I looked it up and Maury was another nickname, so no mistake on your part. I just always knew him as Mickey. Ted Williams was an incredible hitter, for sure!

The only reason his records were broken was because of the seasons getting longer

@randumo24

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention he would have played more seasons if the damn owner would have just paid him.

@gregrowe1168

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody made a ton of money back then, he couldn’t resist retiring from football and starting an acting career where he made more money and wasn’t getting his body pounded into the ground.