Jim Brown
Overview
United States
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former professional football
American football
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player who has also made his mark as an actor
Actor
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. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back
Running back
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for the NFL
National Football League
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Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
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from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever.
Quotations
He told me, 'Make sure when anyone tackles you, he remembers how much it hurts.' He lived by that philosophy and I always followed that advice.
John Mackey|John Mackey (footbal player) 1990.