RIP Private Funeral of Legendary Person Jim Brown And Last video for family is shocking | He Knew it

RIP Private Funeral of Legendary Person Jim Brown And Last video for family is shocking
Jim Brown, the athlete, actor, and activist, is a prime example of a person for whom the phrase "larger than life" is apt.

Mr. Brown, widely regarded as the game's greatest player, passed away in Los Angeles on May 18, 2023. Former fullback for both the NCAA and NFL legend passed away at the age of 87.

Congestive heart failure brought on by pneumonia was the official cause of Mr. Brown's death. No autopsy was conducted.

Following the news of the football great's passing, many notable athletes paid respect to him in the NFL and beyond.

Football great Paul Hornung once said, "If I could only pick one player as my teammate, I'd take Jim against anyone."

Barry Sanders, a famous NFL player, has said, "You can't underestimate the impact he had on the NFL."

The late NFL running back Emmitt Smith: "He was and is a true legend in sports and the community, using his platform to help others."

"Jim Brown was a gifted athlete — among the best to ever step on a football field," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. But he was more than just a famous person; he was a catalyst for change in society.

NBA superstar LeBron James lamented, "Today, we lost a hero." The great one is now at peace in heaven. On your shoulders, we can see further."

During a speech on civil rights, President Obama said, "Jim Brown spoke out and pushed others to do the same."

Jim Brown was born on St. Simon's Island, Georgia, but his family relocated to Manhasset, New York, when he was eight years old. His grandma played a major role in his upbringing.

As a senior basketball player at Manhasset High, he won 13 varsity letters and set a Long Island record by averaging 38 points per game.

Mr. Brown, wearing No. 44 for the Orange, carried for 2,091 yards and 21 touchdowns in just 24 games over three seasons (1954–1956). Not only did he kick and punt, but he also played defensive back.

He also excelled in other sports, such as lacrosse and basketball, and was a top-5 finisher in the NCAA decathlon. Brown came up at number five in Heisman voting, behind four white players and the eventual winner, Notre Dame's Hornung. In 1961, Syracuse's Ernie Davis became the first Black player to win the Heisman Trophy. Davis also wore number 44 like Brown.

Before retiring in 1962, Cleveland's Mr. Brown, the team's first draft pick (fifth overall), led the NFL in rushing every season he played.

He was the NFL's Most Valuable Player three times, in 1964, 1957, and 1965, when he led the Browns to the league championship.

The saying was that he "could give you a headache running over you or a head cold blowing past you."

He was faster than the defensive backs despite being 6-foot-2 and 232 pounds, making him as big as most lines of his age.Averaging 5.2 yards per carry, he carried for 12,312 yards and 80 touchdowns in his 118 games played between 1957 and 1965. In 1963, his greatest season, he rushed for 1,863 yards and averaged 6.4 yards per carry.

His sums were potentially far greater. Mr. Brown has experience with both 12- and 14-game schedules. The new standard is 17 games every season.

It was also difficult to run a sweep to the short side of the field since the hash marks were wider by 10 yards and 9 inches back then. The defenders were prepared for the attack.

Mr. Brown left the NFL at age 30 to seek a career in the movies. His first of over 30 films, "Rio Conchos" from 1957 saw him playing a military officer. His final film appearance was in 2019's "Black Godfather," in which he portrayed himself.

Mr. Brown featured in the 1967 action film "The Dirty Dozen," and in 1969 he and co-star Raquel Welch made headlines with the first on-screen multiracial romance.

High-profile African-American athletes feared backlash if they were seen as politically active or supported civil rights organizations in the 1950s and 1960s. Mr. Brown, one of only four Black athletes on the rookie team that year (1957), did not fit this description.

Consistently vocal, he was a founding member of the Negro Industrial Economics Union (later renamed Black Economics) in 1966.




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