Jim Brown, Football, Born 1936

Jim Brown (born 1936) is an American football legend. He is considered one of the greatest players of all time.

He played nine seasons for the Cleveland Browns and was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1965 and 1966.

Brown was a unanimous All-American selection for Syracuse University in 1956, and he led the nation in rushing.

During his nine-year NFL career, he averaged 104.3 rushing yards per game, and he was the only player to ever average over 100 in his career.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, his first year of eligibility.

Brown was also an important civil rights activist, starring in the 1960s films The Dirty Dozen and Ice Station Zebra.

He founded the Amer-I-Can Foundation, which works to improve the lives of inner-city youth, and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.

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