A documentary that entails the power and impact that Jim Brown had in the NFL, Hollywood, Civil Rights, Politics, Urban communities, and Humanitarian work
Jim Brown and Lawrence Taylor are the 2 best football players I ever seen. Dominance does not come close to fully describe their impact. Brown was also a great man fighting for equality and civil rights. A great American
Agree 100%. The degree of dominance might be subjective for each person but the fact of dominance is objective. The degree to which Jim Brown & Lawrence Taylor were dominant echoes through the history of the NFL. Like Michael Lombardi says, not all gold jackets are the same. The dominance of Brown & Taylor must be witnessed, watched or studied to be appreciated.
The 64 Browns beat Unitas in his prime. Let that sink in. Jim Brown is goat in the NFL as a running back and in Lacrosse as a midfielder. Amazing life! Rip
I've been watching pro football for almost sixty years. In that time I've seen Gale Sayers, the Juice, Walter, Tomlinson, and of course, Barry Sanders, all of them with immense skill at running with the ball. Most of them have exceeded Brown's totals. My opinion, which is really worth nothing in the scheme of things, is that Barry had the most skill. He was absolutely breathtaking. There are a couple of things that aren't pointed out about the latter guys, though. As good as they were, they weren't that much better than their peers. Jim Brown was. One account has it that fans of opposing teams would get to their feet just to watch him warm up for the coming game. How is that for recognition? Another important aspect of the game is FEAR. There have been a good number of defensive players that brought fear to the offense they were playing against-Doug Adkins, Deacon Jones, Dick Butkus, and of course Lawrence Taylor, to mention a few. There has been only one offensive player to bring fear to his opponents and that was Jim Brown. Closing with an amusing anecdote. The Green Bay great defensive end, Willie Davis, while being interviewed, stated something like this: all of the running backs that he saw, even the big and fast ones didn't like to get hit-they accepted it as just part of the game. When he first saw Jim Brown, his impression was "This guy looks like he wants to kick somebody's a$$." Jim Brown GOAT.
6'2" 230lbs of all man. Never quit, strong as an ox, fast as hell, and tough as nails both mentally and physically. I asked my dad about Jim Brown when I was a kid and he said "he was a man among boys."
Crazy pops was really living thru it. He look like hes on a whole different level of football just from the highlights. Listening to the defenders is hilarious
💯 in 96 games Jim Brown did what took Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders 300+ to do no one will ever touch his single season Touchdown record also in 1962 Jim Brown had 964 yards and 18 touchdowns all while playing with a broken toe and said he was disappointed in his performance imagine being #4 in Rushing and leading the league in touchdowns while having a broken toe and being disappointed in yourself
I remember watching that game where he had that incredible 4 yd TD run against the Cowboys. To hear his peers talk about him the way they talk about him speaks volumes.
The degree of dominance might be subjective for each person but the fact of dominance is objective. The degree to which Jim Brown & Lawrence Taylor were dominant echoes through the history of the NFL. Like Michael Lombardi says, not all gold jackets are the same. The dominance of Brown & Taylor must be witnessed, watched or studied to be appreciated.
I fully expect the NFL to name Jim Brown as the #1 running back of the last 100 years. To name somebody else would be almost blasphemous. It’s like scripture that Jim is the greatest. I can’t think of anyone else who even comes close to Jim. He was that dominant. As Sam Huff said: “He was the ballplayer of the millennium.”
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
Jimmy Charlotin I have absolutely no doubt that the NFL will select him as the greatest running back of the last 100 years. He stands alone. I feel so blessed that I got to watch him carry the football when I was a kid. He was the best. Don’t embarrass any football player by comparing him to Jim Brown.
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
We Have Many-Many-Many-Many Great Running Backs In Professional Football. **Jim Brown** **The Man** **The** **Myth** **The Legend** His Pro Football Record **Speaks** For Itself!!!!!!!
NEVER PLAYED IN A CONTROL ENVIRONMENT. PLAYED HALF THE SEASON WITH A BROKEN WRIST. NEVER MISS A GAME EVERY TWO RUSHINGS WAS A FIRST DOWN. (5.2 YARDS PER CARRY STILL NO.1 AFTER 60 YEARS) HOF LINEBACKER SAM HUFF ONCE SAID ABOUT JIM BROWN. I THOUGHT SUPERMAN CAME ON TELEVISION SHOWS ON SATURDAYS MORNINGS. NO HE WEARS NO.32 AND HE PLAYS ON SUNDAYS FOR THE CLEVELAND BROWN. JIM BROWN THE GREATEST ATHLETE EVER TO STEP ONTO AN FOOTBALL FIELD.
What was Jim Brown like playing against? Imagine 2012 Adrian Peterson. Imagine the Adrian Peterson who rushed for 6 yards per carry, and over a hundred yards per game. Now imagine that player doing it for 9 years. That is what Jim Brown did relative to his era.
I'd believe Bobby Mitchell could run a 9.5, but I'd estimate Brown ran a 9.8 or 9.9, just based on watching his long runs. At least I never heard he was a 9.5 sprinter.
Since he was and remains the greatest running back of all time -- there should be a special honor made for him -- like THE JIM BROWN HALL OF FAME in Canton ,Ohio -- or THE JIM BROWN PRO BOWL.
R.I.P. Jim Brown. You were the best NFL player of all time. Since I have seen all players since 1958, I can say in my opinion that he is the best player ever.
My top 10 running backs (excluding Jim Brown and assuming he's number one) Barry Sanders Walter Payton Eric Dickerson LaDainian Tomlinson almost could be in his own category. Adrian Peterson deserves an award for longevity and talent O. J. Simpson Marshall Faulk Tony Dorsett Marcus Allen got to have a Raider in there Earl Campbell was his own special kind of beast. Thurman Thomas Gale Sayers would be up on top if he had a longer career.
And he led the league in rushing 8 of 9 times. And those were just 12 and 14 game schedules. In that season where he rushed for 1863, that was a 14 game schedule. He average 133 yards per game..
2012 Adrian Peterson. 1972 or so with OJ Simpson. 1998 Terrell Davis Could have rushed for 2,400 yd if he had wanted to. Of all of those, Adrian Peterson came close to Jim Brown's best season. In 2012 Adrian Peterson was averaging over 6 yards per carry, with the entire defense trying to kill him, and no quarterback taking the pressure off. He rushed for more yards than his quarterback threw for, and drug the Vikings into the playoffs where they had no business being.
Just my $0.2 cents. It's important to note, that the first 4 years of Browns career the NFL had a 12-game schedule. (1957-1960) The last 5 years of Browns career the NFL played a 14-game schedule. So, when people start comparing JB to other modern day backs it's important to remind them that Jim Brown didn't play 16 games a year over 9 years.
Extremely important! That's why I go by "games played" instead of seasons. That's why OJs 2000 yard rushing season was the best. He did it in a 14 game schedule as opposed to everyone else's 16 game season
@@brandonwilliams2165, Brown on wider spread hashmarks, creating less sweeping plays snapped on the far side of the field making it harder to run around end from those hashes(in '73 hashes had been moved in vs. 1963's and the number of 1000 yds. runners exploded in that '73 season), averaged more yds. per carry in his 1963 season of 1863 yds rushing= 6.4 vs. the Slasher with his 2003 in 1973= 6.0. Furthermore, BROWN faced the same defenses 12 times in 1963(6 teams in his EASTERN CONF. × two games= 12)..The Cutback Runner in 1973 faced the same D's only 8 times(4 teams twice).. Defenses can always adjust better the second time, yet in all but the ST. LOUIS CARDS, and PHILLY EAGLES games in '63, did BROWN not improve on his first game rushing performance. In fact, he ran for over 200 yds against DALLAS in his second meeting with them. The Bruno Mali shoes spokesman in his first go-round vs. each AFC EASTERN division team in their first meetings in '73 went for 663 yds.÷4 teams =166 yds a gm.. in meeting two= 594 yds.÷4 teams= 149 yds per game. In '63, BROWN IN the first go-round went 707 yds in 6 gms= 118 yds per game..in meeting two JIM BROWN went for 990 yds÷6 gms= 165 yds per game..an improvement of 47 yds per game. In 1973 "you know who" went 17 yds less per game in meeting two= 166 vs. 149 yds per game in meeting two. No one does that nearly 50 yds per game improvement in meeting two vs every team met twice while breaking at least 130 yds per game on the season in a full schedule. Check every runner.. You will not find any who ever did that.. And, that includes DICKERSON AND PETERSON the only other 130 yds per game rushers. In fact, no 120-129 yds per game rushers have done that= SANDERS, DAVIS, LEWIS, HENRY.. No one..
@@robertsprouse9282 depends on how you look at it. One can day brown faced the same sorry defenses more and had a clear advantage in that regard. Jim Brown had a much better overall team than OJ. Aside from the bills o-line, OJ had no help. OJ ran for 275 AND STILL LOST THE GAME. That's amazing that you have that many ways to describe him without saying his name. Would it really have melted you or killed you to type/say "OJ"? LMAO
@@brandonwilliams2165, you mean the one whose lawyer admitted he water saturated a glove or gloves to make them shrink and not fit("IF THEY DON'T FIT YOU MUST ACQUIT."-ATTY. COCHRAN). You mean the one who lied about ever owning BRUNO MALI shoes when he did a magazine ad for them? You know. No, I will not say the name and if you do not like it, TOUGH BLEEP! As for your other points, You did not mention that JIM BROWN is the only 130+ or 120+ per yards per game back in a season to rush on the average for 47 or more yds. MORE vs. all, good or bad defenses, teams the second time that he faced them VS. THE FIRST TIME, IN THE SAME SEASON.. THE ONLY ONE. Now, if your argument applied in every case or in a large number of cases that would be one thing.. Its not common or in abundance.. No, IT ISN'T.. It applies to only ONE PLAYER.. YOUR MOVE.. Oh, and if you think the NY JETS, a fading BALTY squad, and N.ENG. had great or adequate defenses vs. YOU KNOW WHO, you are kidding yourself. When is your best bud going to pay the civil case money to the families? CIVILLY HE IS not innocent. Is he? YOUR MOVE..
@@robertsprouse9282 I'm still not sure he did it. I didn't know water alone shrunk clothes or a glove. Always thought that was the dryer. Jim Brown is the greatest to me. But he didn't have it as bad as OJ. Jim Brown's QB gave them hope and him relief. OJs QB could barely complete passes. The defense was solely focused on OJ. Brown had less resources devoted to him
On the contrary, he had quite the cult following in the Black community due to his Blaxploitation films in the 70s. Low budget films that all made good money.
Anybody who's getting paid to be in movies is having a successful movie career. Probably 95% of the people who want to make a living in movies never do. It's the same as pro sports. Many want to but few do.
No.1 player in NFL History,nothing agin Jerry Rice , greatest receiver maybe.But U change the rules and so=on plus more games 2 open up the offense,hinder the defense.Some reason ,that reminds of baseball,and Bob Gibson,Denny McLain and others,lower the mound.Thats Entertainment!
Jim Brown was more brain than braun much to the consternation of the sports enthusiasts of his era. He was a great leader on many fronts, which only a few really understood and deeply appreciated. He needs no introduction into the pantheon of all time greats. A hero of mine for sure!!!
@White Oak Grove Church Barry did phenomenal with a mediocre line, AT BEST. Nearly all of his highlight runs are from broken plays. He literally did that shit by himself. Mr. Brown was a downhill runner. Yes, he broke a shit ton of tackles and deserves praise for that, but his team made lanes for him. His team opened up holes in the front seven, offering him the ability to shuck off smaller men in the secondary. Barry had defenders in the BACKFIELD by the time he touched the ball. Look, I'm not a lions or browns fanboy by any stretch. I call it like I see it. Brown was a bruiser. Sanders was a human joystick. From an athletic point of view, the shifty bastard running 80 yards just to gain 34 gets the nod from me.
104 yards per game when defenses were keyed on running. That is a monstrous number. And defenses were ever more brutal, with no cameras to expose dirty tactics (twisting ankles, scratching eyes).
Barry Sanders is better. The fact that he's the so called best college player ever is a lie. Barry had more TDs in his draft year more then Jim Brown ever had in his college career. Barry had more rushing TDs then Jim Brown did in the NFL. He had more yards on a worse team. He didn't have the OL Brown had.
Jim Brown: awesome. But what gets me is how they say he's the greatest,etc., but Wilt Chamberlain is NOT the greatest because the 1960s sports teams were filled with plumbers and rednecks. So... would Jim Brown had averaged over 100yds/game had he played in the 80s or 90s? Or today? Apparently Wilt Chamberlain only played against short weak white dudes. But didn't Jim Brown too? Wait, what about Bill Russell? He gets supreme credit for helping win 11 titles. But...Wilt regularly put up 50+ points and 25+ rebounds every time he matched up with Russell. Put Jim Brown then against linebackers like Ray Lewis and DEs like Bruce Smith and speedy cornerbacks and safeties like Deion and Darrell Green and we'll see how far Jim's numbers drop. Can't give Wilt credit for being the goat then you can't give Brown any more credit.
Wilt never averaged anything close to 50 points against Russell, his averages always dropped against Russell. Also his efficiency. And he always lost to Russell even when he had a better team. You’re disgusting and insecure at
When he retired at the age of 29 that's where Walter Payton became the all time leading rusher but when Payton retired that was when Emmitt Smith took that role now and still is the NFL all time leading rusher
@@markwoldin162 check out the football documentary "Third and Long". You'll see. He's pictured with Ali, Kareem, and other activists/civil rights leaders. He also went against a racist Georgia governor back in the early 70s on Saturday night live i think. Also started the Amer-I-can program. Ain't much he didn't do
@@brandonwilliams2165 Not only am I familiar with that press conference with Ali and the other great athletes, but I saw it back then. I repeat: Jim Brown publicly supported Nixon for president and he supported Trump and he visited Trump after Trump got elected. Those are facts. Do with them what you will. Personally anyone who voted for Trump I wouldn't trust to babysit my daughter
@@brandonwilliams2165 Right, Brandon. I would never say that he wasn't. First it's not for someone like me but doesn't do anything the point fingers, and secondly, clearly JB does things and is an activist. I am simply saying but he is not an important activist in that his name never came up in the crucial 60s and 70s except in that one case where he met with a bunch of other athletes to stand up with Muhammad Ali when he refused to serve in the army. But what brown said then was that he spoke with Ali and he was convinced that Ali was sincere in his principles but he didn't back Ali's decision. Brown was not involved in March is he was not involved in protest he did not stand with dr. King he did not talk about the Legacy slavery and sharecropping and Jim Crow and all the other terrible burdens and difficulties that we're facing country. He believes as so many NFL players believe that the owners and the bosses and the rich guys and the people in charge that they are right and that capitalism is right and that everyone has to just suck it up and not complain and go about his business. But what has brown done except carry the football? What would he have been if he had not been a football player? I am a inveterate sports fan but I am not so foolish as to believe that a great athlete extols virtues because real virtues are displayed in the real world and real courage it's not something that is easily translatable from a football field or a baseball field or a tennis court. That's a fantasy.
