Jim Brown
American football player and actor (1936-2023) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 87
James Nathaniel Brown was an American professional football player, civil rights activist, and actor. He played as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1965.
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A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
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Fred Williamson Produced Original Gangstas (1996)
Ernest Borgnine Also in Small Soldiers and The Split
Spike Lee Produced He Got Game and She Hate Me
Jerry Goldsmith Wrote Small Soldiers, 100 Rifles and Rio Conchos- Gordon Douglas Directed Rio Conchos and Slaughter's Big Rip-Off
- Bernie Casey Also in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1989)
Lee Van Cleef Also in Take a Hard Ride and Kid Vengeance
George Kennedy Also in The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Larry Cohen Directed Original Gangstas (1996)
Don Stroud Also in ...tick...tick...tick... (1970)
Donald Sutherland Also in The Dirty Dozen and The Split
Tim Burton Produced Mars Attacks! (1997)
Gene Hackman Also in The Split and Riot
Oliver Stone Directed Any Given Sunday (2000)
Robert Aldrich Directed The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Joe Dante Directed Small Soldiers (1998)
Kevin Dunn Also in Small Soldiers and Draft Day- Jonathan Kaplan Directed The Slams (1973)
William Witney Directed I Escaped from Devil's Island (1975)- Jack Starrett Directed Slaughter (1975)
Chuck Noll Teammate at Cleveland Browns, 1957-1959
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Also in Riot and Ice Station Zebra
Bobby Mitchell Teammate at Cleveland Browns, 1958-1961
Jean Bell Also in Black Gunn and Three the Hard Way
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Widely considered one of the greatest running backs of all time, as well as one of the greatest players in NFL history, Brown was selected to a Pro Bowl and All-Pro team every season he was in the league, and was recognized as the AP NFL Most Valuable Player three times. Brown won an NFL championship with the Browns in 1964. He led the league in rushing yards in eight out of his nine seasons, and by the time he retired, he held most major rushing records. In 1999, he was named the greatest professional football player ever by The Sporting News and the Associated Press.
