NFL Offseason – Jim Brown, thought-about one of many biggest gamers in NFL historical past, handed away in the present day on the age of 87. They are saying that Brown would be the solely man who was the best ever at two totally different sports activities. He was a legendary lacrosse participant at Syracuse. Within the fashionable world, I do not assume any of us would select a operating again as the best participant in NFL historical past however the place was extra essential in Brown’s time and he undoubtedly might have been the best. Brown is the one participant to common over 5 yards per carry with a minimal of 1,500 makes an attempt (5.22, to be precise).
Most yards per carry in NFL historical past (min 1500 makes an attempt):
Jim Brown 5.22
Barry Sanders 4.99
Joe Perry 4.82
Derrick Henry 4.76
James Brooks 4.73— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) May 19, 2023
No evaluate of Brown’s life could be full with no dialogue of his social activism as a distinguished civil rights advocate after his early retirement from the NFL. He was additionally an actor in additional than 30 movies together with “The Soiled Dozen” and “Any Given Sunday.”
