Photos: Jim Brown’s football legacy
Jim Brown, the legendary Browns Hall of Fame running back who was one of the NFL's most prolific players and a civil rights icon, passed away at 87.
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
FILE - Jimmy Brown (32), running back for the Cleveland Browns, is shown in action against the New York Giants in Cleveland, Ohio, on Nov. 14, 1965. NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, May 18, 2023, with his wife, Monique, by his side, according to a spokeswoman for Brown's family. He was 87. (AP Photo/File)
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
Fullback Jim Brown (No. 32) of the Cleveland Browns hurdles in for a touchdown from the one-yard line in the first quarter of National Football League game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Cleveland on Sept. 20, 1964. Among the Cardinal defenders are Jimmy Hill (No. 41), a halfback, tackle Sam Silas (No. 72) and guard Ken Gray (No. 64). On the bottom of the heap is Cleveland guard Gene Hickerson (No. 66). (AP Photo)
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
A photo from the Cleveland Browns Historical Archive
FILE - Fullback Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns hurdles through a big hole for a 3-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of a football game against the Chicago Cardinals, Oct. 12, 1958 in Cleveland. NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, May 18, 2023, with his wife, Monique, by his side, according to a spokeswoman for Brown's family. He was 87. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In this Jan. 2, 1966, file photo, Cleveland Browns' Jim Brown (32) turns the corner as a Green Bay Packer defender swings with him during a football game in Green Bay, Wisc. The greatest Cleveland Brown of them all is being immortalized. Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown, one of the most dominant players in NFL history who left the game at the prime of his career, will be honored with a statue outside FirstEnergy Stadium. The team announced the tribute on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, Brown’s 80th birthday. (AP Photo/File)
Halfback Jim Brown of the Syracuse University football team has been named "back of the week" by Associated Press November 21, 1956. Brown scored 43 points and gained 197 yards rushing in last Saturdays game a against Colgate. (AP Photo)
FILE - Cleveland Browns fullback Jim Brown, left, and quarterback Tommy O'Connell, shown autographing footballs, are set for National Football League championship game with the Detroit Lions at Briggs Stadium in Detroit on Sunday, Dec. 27, 1957. NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, May 18, 2023, with his wife, Monique, by his side, according to a spokeswoman for Brown's family. He was 87. (AP Photo/Julian Wilson, File)
