How Good Was Jim Brown Actually?

[@larryhillman3813]

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

[@Respxnse_Official]

1950 + 72 =2,022. Dang you been watching him since 7 years old. What a time to be alive 😮

[@dougdrazga4461]

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]

My father told me the same thing.

[@mahlonthomas1775]

@@iceman4408 my dad 2

[@iceman4408]

@@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]

@@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]

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.

[@Bobbyo60]

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]

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]

@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]

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

[@Bobbyo60]

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

[@debbiebrantley61]

@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

[@carseye1219]

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]

Racism, pure and simple

[@jonorech]

Racism, and typical Notre Dame bias.

[@casacalifornia1626]

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]

@@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]

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

[@daviddrake2775]

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

[@9Ballr]

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]

without a doubt,still considered the greatest lacrosse player ever

[@alanparedes2034]

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

[@Superbowler08]

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

[@daviddavis3389]

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]

NFL films has him rated #2 behind Jerry Rice

[@diannewallace4829]

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]

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

[@appletile2887]

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]

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]

You’ve truly been blessed!!

[@DrJohnnyJ]

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

[@ARIZJOE]

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]

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

[@homoerectus744]

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

[@chrisozzy56]

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 .

[@markkent345]

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]

I like your name 😃

[@tommurphy4307]

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

[@teleguy5699]

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]

​@@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]

​@@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

[@jamesbryson575]

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

[@durtyragoux]

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]

Both of them

[@thomasryan5736]

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

[@09flstcmcodonnell42]

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

[@gdholmfirth]

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".

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

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]

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

[@johnwilcox4078]

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]

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

[@johnwilcox4078]

@@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]

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

[@alanmurr6562]

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]

@@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.

[@JorgeGarcia-lr3vk]

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]

Hi

[@peejaythegreat1704]

Classic 🙌🏾

[@garretindall2820]

I agree with this 💯

[@WhatHuhWhoWhereWhyHow]

Damn, I wanna watch it now 😂😂

[@ccdogpark]

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

[@andrewcarroll7641]

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]

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

[@robertguida8997]

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]

@@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]

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

[@whitewalker57]

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]

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]

@@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]

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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@jahmanoog461]

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]

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

[@charlesandrews2360]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@moopert86]

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

[@dhollins]

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

[@californiabreeze2182]

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]

He would still of played less games

[@gregshaffer2970]

Barry Sanders said "not so fast my friend."

[@mbayediop1094]

@@gregshaffer2970 exactly 💯💯

[@beatlejim64]

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!!!

[@amindfulemergence9835]

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

[@712phantom5]

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

[@1999glock]

The single greatest player in NFL history. PERIOD.

[@samsonbabayan6894]

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]

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

[@TowDow3]

thats cap. there is no single greatest player.

[@lloydkline1518]

❤️ jim brown

[@chadtep7571]

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

[@davidhunter9974]

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

[@JMC786]

He beat up women, hardly a great man

[@superluminal89]

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

[@thomasespositio3139]

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

[@durtyragoux]

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

[@felixmadison5736]

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

[@brucehorstmeier5848]

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

[@24gmj2010]

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]

And he rapes in every era

[@24gmj2010]

@@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.

[@fuktrumpanzeeskum]

@@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]

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]

@@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.

[@jamescpotter]

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.

[@bikefixer]

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. .

[@patrickr.5900]

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.

[@Kidapollos5910]

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]

You probably think Marciano was the greatest heavyweight.

[@Kidapollos5910]

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

[@moonrich3492]

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]

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]

@@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 ;-)

[@robin3307]

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]

Exactly.

[@tommurphy4307]

broken big toes are the WORST

[@darrylguilford4061]

Thank you Robin!

[@tateosphere]

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]

@@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.

[@mauriceduhart8667]

Greatest football player ever hands down👍👍💯🏀🏈🏉🏒🥍🏆🏅🥇 Jim Brown is the goat🐐

[@johnturner7952]

Rest in peace Jim Brown

[@jamesmcv]

Good video. Fans of the NFL need to know about Jim Brown. Don't believe any arguments to the contrary.... The man is the greatest football player of all time.

[@j.peters1222]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@tommurphy4307]

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

[@ScrewballMcAdams]

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

[@jamesfitzgerald6581]

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

[@aledaandytaylor2613]

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

[@martinpier20]

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

[@durtyragoux]

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.

[@natedogg2728]

Rest in peace To Jim Brown 1936-2023

[@clintonffthanos]

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]

They did there now called revans

[@jupitervideos7702]

@@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]

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]

@@ccdogpark nah never happened

[@ccdogpark]

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

[@edandkarendamadio4108]

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]

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

[@michaelallen4155]

Barry sanders was another

[@mikeaylward4521]

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

[@dme1016]

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

[@johnboehmer6683]

@@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.

[@justkeepingitreal2024]

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.

[@jerrygoldfarb7739]

9 year career-re everything else you said I agree

[@clevelandcbi]

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

[@bonzobonanza]

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

[@DougPoulton]

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.

[@maletiger03]

To me the most amazing thing is how Brown gets so much love for only winning one championship. Wilt was arguably just as dominate if not more so in basketball as Brown was in football. Both men were freaky athletes in their own right, but I just feel Wilt was tremendously underappreciated. Brown gets a bigger pass for the GOAT discussion even though like Chamberlain has very few championships.

[@peterhamlinhamlin8908]

Wilt was just taller than others. Something he was born with. Jim Brown was big and built up his muscles. Wilt didn't have to do anything to put balls into the basket over others. Jim Brown fought for every move.

[@rileymrr1]

@@peterhamlinhamlin8908 Wilt who was listed at 7’1” wasn’t even the tallest player in the NBA his first 2 years in the league or in his last 4 years in the league. Plus there were plenty of players during his time who were 6’10” or better who competed against him. Being taller doesn’t mean a thing if you ain’t got the talent.

[@Lance37a]

Two very different sports that you really can't compare. Brown only could affect the game on offense.

[@rileymrr1]

@@Lance37a One thing Brown had over Wilt….he was probably stronger than him. He beat Wilt in an arm wrestling contest.

[@jr6200]

@@peterhamlinhamlin8908 There were a lot of tall men playing even then. He was more athletic and stronger than all of them. He averaged 50 points one season, got 55 rebounds one game and averaged 22 rebounds for his career.

[@DanFreeman723]

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

[@r0b0gam3r9]

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

[@TSierra]

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

[@vegasdano7569]

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

[@hypnicjerk7614]

Jim Brown , Paul Brown Forever Cleveland Browns Legends

[@lkf-gu4ls]

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]

for sure- he would just run over guys

[@richardmcavoy6413]

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

[@MrTmac1945]

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]

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

[@alanmurr6562]

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

[@bruceschaffer101]

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

[@2vintage68]

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]

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

[@karlross754]

Greatness is never questioned

[@davidswift7776]

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 KZbin post 👍

[@michaelsnyder9375]

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]

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

[@stevedolan5065]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@terrytitus5291]

Best RB ever,defensive players were happy he retired,Wilt and Jim Brown from the 60s,2 of the best ever!!!

[@danielc3321]

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]

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

[@tommurphy4307]

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

[@aladdinsmith6303]

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 .

[@kenyongray2615]

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

[@JGLeber]

Jim retired at peak of his career when Art Modell didnt want him to become a actor im Hollywood. Yep Greatest football player of All time. And Never missed a game!!!!!!!!!

[@csnide6702]

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

[@CP-kb1du]

Franco Tippy Toes Harris ..

[@Padoinky]

In order to stop the clock…

[@fredball4894]

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.

[@morganspector5161]

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

[@estefanyrobles957]

Yeah

[@louisbennett7709]

Regardless of what Social Media has claimed JIM BROWN'S 9 season Rushing record has NEVER been beaten by any player. Either the player must run the same amount of yards in less time, or run MORE yards in the same amount of time he did. Walter Payton (A fantastic running back) and Emmet Smith (Also a Superb athlete for Dallas) ran more yards BUT they did it by running for more years than Brown did. That does not break a record folks regardless of personal opinions. Mr. Brown was truly exceptional and a pleasure to watch as a kid. I also loved Gale Sayers as well.

[@tomitstube]

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.

[@darrellwilliams9850]

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]

Very true

[@1LSWilliam]

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

[@tommurphy4307]

pretty much all of northeast ohio was depressed

[@durtyragoux]

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?

[@tubucoco]

Dude quit Pro ball when he was in his PRIME!! Just walked away from it because he wanted to break into the Hollywood business!😄 And also because he had some issues going on at the time with the owner of the Browns in one Mr. Art Modell. So, he told Modell to stick it and went off to Hollywood to be an actor, and was good at it to.😃 I enjoyed watching his movies, westerns like "100 Rifles" with the beautiful Raquel Welch. Smh😃 But Mr. Brown was without a doubt the best RB I saw and they have been many great RBs in the NFL. Mr. Brown had that great combination of size and speed that the experts look for in a great RB, he was exceptional for that time period back then. You just didn't see many big RBs in that era that could run like that, that fast and everything. He would stand out in today's game and his size would too because he was 6'1 or 6'2 with 240 pounds of all muscle from head to feet, he had a really low body fat percentage meaning his body was all muscle like a Superman.😃 QBs just handed the ball off to him and just got out of his way as he burst through the OLine and run over whoever was in his way and off and running towards the endzone for TDs.😁 The man was truly 1 of a kind! God bless him and may he rest in eternal peace! Thank you Mr. Brown for all you then done for humanity! Amen! ❤🙏

[@djwalker1706]

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]

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

[@tanmarketingchannel3436]

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.

[@southlake631]

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

[@mritizwatitiz]

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]

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

[@danielshays7161]

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

[@alanmurr6562]

Jim Brown retired young (age 29, maybe 30?) because he needed another week or so to finish up his movie The Dirty Dozen. Browns owner that summer of 1966 told him to be in camp on time or don't come at all!

[@bigdavo1187]

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

[@ccdogpark]

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]

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

[@milojanis4901]

I was 11 years old when he retired. But I remember him well. A lot of runners run around tacklers, others run over them. Brown did BOTH! There was, and is, no one like him. By the way, nobody called him "Jim" Brown. Everyone referred to him as Jimmy Brown back then. Either that, or the great Jimmy Brown. He was one of the 2 or 3 top all around athletes to ever play in the NFL. Bo Jackson was a great athlete, but I dont think he played lacrosse, or basketball. At least basketball on the same level as Brown. But, how would you like Brown and Jackson in the same backfield?? Wow......

[@YouCallThataKnife253]

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

[@vs4798]

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

[@robertcampbell8027]

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.

[@kenyongray2615]

Stop the nonsense about Brady, Montana, and Rice. Jim Brown was the greatest football player of all time. The first two are pampered quarterbacks and the third is a wide receiver who maybe got involved in one really physical play per game. All 3 are or were great but not as great as Jim Brown. I am in my 7th decade of watching pro football so I have seen all the modern players from the late 1950s to the present day. Just my subjective opinion but it is a pretty good one.

[@russthebiker]

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

[@garymcaleer6112]

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]

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

[@billiebranch8648]

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

[@lewtown]

In junior year of high school I transfered from. A predominantly black school to a predominantly white. It was a big change. At my first school I a as in marching band etc and when I transfered I mada the lacrosse team my senior year some how. Jim Brown and Morgan state were big inspirations to me. If you are a lacrosse fan, read ten bears

[@wovfm]

Still the greatest RB in football history. As a Giant fan he was very frustrating to watch as broke tackle after tackle, not to mention the general uneasiness you felt every time they handed him the ball. Best argument against Brady being GOAT. He was something else.

[@doorz5723]

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

[@josedelgadillomenzel]

Gay

[@jaroncaliwag1302]

@@josedelgadillomenzel How bro ur just bein homophobic for nothin

[@jacobnoob1829]

@@josedelgadillomenzel 😑😑😑

[@ccdogpark]

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

[@antoniojones3024]

He NEVER Missed A Game, isn’t That Dedication and Love I of The Game ?

[@christiansoldier77]

RIP Jim Brown

[@johnciummo3299]

Grew up in Ohio and saw Jim Brown play. He was and is the single greatest football player of all time. It blatant racism from sports writers that denied him the Heisman Trophy. For those of you whose football memories of pro football go back a couple of decades or less here are some facts that might help you understand how great this man was on the football field; no artificial turf back then. Many games were played in stadiums with baseball fields. When it rained the fields turned into mud quagmires, footing was impossible and uniforms became caked with mud. And he still averaged over 100 yards per game. Defenses were geared to stop the run back then. Passing games were very difficult because defenders could bump and push receivers until the QB released the ball. Today you can’t lay hands on the receivers hence higher scoring games. There were far fewer teams back so quality of the defenders was high. Today with 32 teams their is a dilution of top level talent. I read some of the comments regarding he was running against 180 white guys. Moronic statement. The league was more integrated than you think. Offensive and defensive lines averaged out at about 250 pounds with many players well over 260 pounds. Most linebackers were were 220 pounds for outside backers middle linebackers weighing 230 pounds or more. The greatest and most ridiculous argument I always hear is : if he we playing today he wouldn’t be able to compete against the modern players. I say bullshit. If he was in his prime today and he would even bigger and faster than he was 60 years ago. He would had the advantages of better diet, year round training by professionals at an early age. Back in Brown’s day there was no year round training schedule. Because salaries were generally low the vast majority of players had second jobs to make ends meet for their families. The Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff for the NY Giants football team worked at his friends father grocery store in the off season. Another Hall of Fame player, tackle Bob St. Clair worked for a trucking company in off season. Finally the fabulous QB Johnny Unitas worked as a Tile setter early in his career. There is also very little film of Jim Brown. Video tape didn’t exist back then. Today you see players taped every game from 15 angles and idiot network announcers proclaiming every player is great. Just remember these facts: led the league in rushing 8 out 9 years. No other runner has accomplished that. Averaged 5.2 per carry over his career, no one has done that since. Many times league MVP. Never missed a game in 9 years as a running back. Never will even happen today. Not only the greatest football player of all time, but the greatest american athlete of all time. Considered greatest collegiate lacrosse player ever. Finished 5th in the decathlon in the Olympic Trials. Star basket ball and track star at Syracuse. A star in any sport he played.

[@fuktrumpanzeeskum]

I wouldn't say he couldn't compete in today's NFL, he'd still be great, just not a dominant. Like you said, guys today have access to the best in healthy lifestyle and training, so I think the defenses he would face today would be better despite there being more teams now. Because if the crap pay in his day, many people who were great athletes may have stopped playing football after high school or college simply because they had a chance at making more $ in a different occupation. Today almost no one is gonna decide against a career in the NFL if they could because they have a better financial opportunity getting a degree in whatever. There's plenty of other differences in the NFL of today versus that of decades ago. I think if he played today he'd be very similar to Derrick Henry, still fantastic but just not as much like playing a video game with cheat codes turned on.

[@tommurphy4307]

@@fuktrumpanzeeskum disagree- he would run over todays tackles just like he did back then.

[@buckfan1969]

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

[@magpatocx]

Jim Brown 1936-2023 RIP

[@markjones2518]

Best NFL player of all time

[@LIONSFAN4227]

Better than Brady, what a joke. 😆

[@markjones2518]

@@LIONSFAN4227 yeah you got a problem

[@LIONSFAN4227]

@@markjones2518 sure, 😆

[@bigredracingdog466]

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

[@24gmj2010]

@@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.

[@CannonSports615]

Jim Brown is the greatest rb of all time!

[@Rick9482]

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]

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

[@Rick9482]

@@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]

@@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!

[@lordemed1]

Jim Brown...best professional athlete ever.