OT: R.I.P. Jim Brown (1936-2023)

[TRW]

Best RB I ever saw. He was one tough son of a gun.

R.I.P. Jim.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

RIP

 

[Dr. Jones]

Damn. A bad ass socially and physically. RIP Big man.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

RIP. Great RB.

 

[BirdGangThing]

RIP to one of the greats

 

[lobo]

Best RB I ever saw. He was one tough son of a gun.

R.I.P. Jim.

The very very best I ever saw. Many times in Yankee Stadium with arch nemesis on the other side of the ball...Sam Huff. Great hands, great blocker, fast and super difficult to tackle. Other attributes as well on the field and off. Those of us old enough to remember will surely agree.

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

I thought he got shot and died on the roof of that Nazi officers haven while running and dropping grenades down all the air vents and blowing up their headquarters near the end of WWII.

 

[Raindog]

A football icon in the same the way that Bill Russell and Hank Aaron were in basketball and baseball. Also had a pretty decent acting career for an ex athlete. RIP.

 

[SeattleCardinal]

One of the greatest football players of all time. And a social giant off the field, too. When it wasn't easy to be that. RIP

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[az jam]

Saw him play many times on TV. Greatest RB of all time. RIP JIM!!

 

[Mainstreet]

Rest in Peace, Jim Brown.

He was almost impossible to tackle.

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[CardNots]

Never remember watching him play but as a sports fan I knew he was special…

so sad, rest in peace

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

If you want to show your kids what a real man might look like, just show a pic of Jim Brown and have them google and learn about his whole life.

 

[oaken1]

RIP Big Jim

 

[lobo]

Rest in Peace, Jim Brown.

He was almost impossible to tackle.

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Exactly....almost impossible. Little side note...world class lacrosse player too!

 

[football karma]

arguably -- the greatest overall athlete of his generation

 

[BullheadCardFan]

RIP Jim

 

[PJ1]

Rest in Peace Jim Brown. One of the all time greats.

 

[ajcardfan]

Legend. What a life he lived.

 

[AZ Native]

RIP Jim Brown. He wasn't short (6' 2") but it looked like were trying to tackle a bowling ball.

 

[PACardsFan]

Brown was a man amongst boys. I grew up in Syracuse, but was too young to remember his college days. Without a doubt the greatest RB ever. My Dad would say that Ernie Davis may have been better had he not died of leukemia before ever playing a down in the NFL.

 

[Yuma]

A real Icon. RIP!

 

[GatorAZ]

If you want to show your kids what a real man might look like, just show a pic of Jim Brown and have them google and learn about his whole life.

Definitely don’t Google all the details.

 

[THESMEL]

He accomplished his football goals then shot for the Hollywood stars, but his round table discussions were epic, like saying the running back made the name for the offensive line it is never the other way around. He was wise , and part of the reason he retired early was to let my favorite player of all time, Leroy Kelly take the field, worked our well for both in the hall of fame.

‘Jim was a Full back - compared to 1/2 back or the 1/4 back - if one understands that , one might understand why I think if another perfect season is ever accomplished - it will be with the same recipe of the 72 dolphins, reduce the risks of the pass game, become crazy efficient at a few run plays.

 

[pemory09]

Prior to TB12, I always and without hesitation considered him the greatest football player of all time.