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{{Short description|American football player and actor (1936–2023)}}
{{Other people}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox gridiron football biography
| name        = Jim Brown
| image       = Jim Brown (1961) (cropped).jpg
| alt         = 
| caption     = Brown in 1961
| number      = 32
| position    = [[Fullback (gridiron football)|Fullback]] <!-- Brown's listed position during his career was fullback. Please do not change this. -->
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1936|02|17}}
| birth_place = [[St. Simons, Georgia]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2023|5|18|1936|2|17}}
| death_place = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 2
| weight_lb   = 232
| high_school = [[Manhasset Secondary School|Manhasset]] {{awrap|(Manhasset, New York)}}
| college     = [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] (1954–1956)
| draftyear   = 1957
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 6
| pastteams   =
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|1957|1965}})
| highlights  =
* [[List of NFL champions (1920–1969)|NFL champion]] ([[1964 NFL Championship Game|1964]])
* 3× [[NFL Most Valuable Player]] (1957, 1958, 1965)
* [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award|NFL Rookie of the Year]] (1957)
* 8× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1957 All-Pro Team|1957]]–[[1961 All-Pro Team|1961]], [[1963 All-Pro Team|1963]]–[[1965 All-Pro Team|1965]])
* Second-team All-Pro ([[1962 All-Pro Team|1962]])
* 9× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1958 Pro Bowl|1957]]–[[1966 Pro Bowl|1965]])
* 8× [[List of NFL annual rushing yards leaders|NFL rushing yards leader]] (1957–1961, 1963–1965)
* 5× [[List of NFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders|NFL rushing touchdowns leader]] (1957–1959, 1963, 1965)
* [[List of NFL annual scoring leaders|NFL scoring leader]] ({{NFL Year|1958}})
* [[NFL 1960s All-Decade Team]]
* [[NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[Hickok Belt]] (1964)
* [[Bert Bell Award]] (1963)
* [[Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor]]
* [[Cleveland Browns#Retired numbers|Cleveland Browns No. 32]] retired
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] – [[International News Service|INS]] ([[1955 College Football All-America Team|1955]])
* Third-team All-American – [[Associated Press|AP]], [[Newspaper Enterprise Association|NEA]] ([[1955 College Football All-America Team|1955]])
* [[List of NCAA major college football yearly rushing leaders#Rushing leaders since 1937|NCAA rushing touchdowns co-leader]] (1956)
* [[List of NCAA major college football yearly punt and kickoff return leaders|NCAA average kickoff return yards leader]] (1955)
* 2× Unanimous first-team All-[[Eastern College Athletic Conference|Eastern]] ([[1955 All-Eastern football team|1955]], [[1956 All-Eastern football team|1956]])
* [[Walter Camp Football Foundation#All-Time Team|Walter Camp All-Time All-American]]
* [[Syracuse Football All-Century Team|Syracuse All-Century Team]]
* [[Syracuse Orange football#Retired numbers|Syracuse Orange No. 44]] retired
;NFL records
* [[List of NFL individual records#Rushing yards|Career rushing yards per game]]: 104.3
* Career yards per carry (minimum 1,500 attempts): 5.22
* Yards per carry in a season (minimum 200 attempts): 6.4 ([[1963 NFL season|1963]])
* Most games with at least four touchdowns: 6
| statlabel1  = [[Rushing yards]]
| statvalue1  = 12,312
| statlabel2  = [[Rushing average]]
| statvalue2  = 5.2
| statlabel3  = [[Touchdown|Rushing touchdowns]]
| statvalue3  = 106
| statlabel4  = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue4  = 262
| statlabel5  = [[Receiving yards]]
| statvalue5  = 2,499
| statlabel6  = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]
| statvalue6  = 20
| pfr         = B/BrowJi00
| HOF         = jim-brown
| CollegeHOF  = 1816
}}

'''James Nathaniel Brown''' (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player, [[civil rights activist]], and actor. He played as a [[Fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]] for the [[Cleveland Browns]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 1957 to 1965. Widely considered one of the greatest [[running back]]s of all time, as well as one of the greatest players in NFL history,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nflcdn.com/halloffame/story/0ap1000000221587/article/joe-montana-jim-brown-on-hall-of-fame-50th-anniversary-team|title=Joe Montana, Jim Brown on Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Team|publisher=National Football League|date=July 29, 2013|access-date=February 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201185923/http://www.nflcdn.com/halloffame/story/0ap1000000221587/article/joe-montana-jim-brown-on-hall-of-fame-50th-anniversary-team|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 [[Rush (gridiron football)|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]].<ref name="TSN">{{cite magazine | url=http://archive.sportingnews.com/nfl/100/1.html | title=Football's 100 Greatest Players: No. 1 Jim Brown | magazine=The Sporting News | access-date=April 1, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916111521/http://archive.sportingnews.com/nfl/100/1.html | archive-date=September 16, 2008}}</ref><ref name=":33" />

Brown earned [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|unanimous]] [[College Football All-America Team|All-America]] honors playing [[college football]] at [[Syracuse University]], where he was an all-around player for the [[Syracuse Orangemen football]] team. The team later [[Retired number|retired]] his number 44 jersey, and he was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1995. He is also widely considered one of the greatest [[lacrosse]] players of all time,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 5 Ranked Mens Lacrosse Players Of All Time |url=https://www.rookieroad.com/lacrosse/top-5-ranked-mens-players-of-all-time/ |access-date=May 20, 2023 |website=rookieroad.com |language=en |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104204403/https://www.rookieroad.com/lacrosse/top-5-ranked-mens-players-of-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown, Lacrosse, 1955–57 |url=https://cuse.com/sports/2006/9/26/brownlaxbio |access-date=May 20, 2023 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104204406/https://cuse.com/sports/2006/9/26/brownlaxbio |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2023 |title=Top 10 Best Lacrosse Players of All Time |url=https://sportsgeeks.net/best-lacrosse-players-of-all-time/ |access-date=May 20, 2023 |website=SportsGeeks |language=en-US |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205071946/https://sportsgeeks.net/best-lacrosse-players-of-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[List of Premier Lacrosse League awards|Premier Lacrosse League MVP Award]] is named in his honor.<ref>[https://premierlacrosseleague.com/articles/jimbrown PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH LACROSSE LEGEND & NFL HALL OF FAMER JIM BROWN] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131161458/https://premierlacrosseleague.com/articles/jimbrown |date=January 31, 2023 }} – via Premier Lacrosse League (2022). Retrieved July 12, 2022.</ref> Brown also excelled in basketball and track and field.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown |url=http://www.orangehoops.org/jbrown.htm |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=orangehoops.org |archive-date=December 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209043741/http://www.orangehoops.org/JBrown.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In his professional career, Brown carried the ball 2,359 times for 12,312 rushing yards and 106 [[touchdown]]s, which were all records when he retired. He averaged 104.3 rushing yards per game and is the only player in NFL history to average over 100 rushing yards per game for his career. Brown was enshrined in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1971. He was named to the NFL's [[National Football League 50th Anniversary All-Time Team|50th]], [[National Football League 75th Anniversary All-Time Team|75th]], and [[National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team|100th Anniversary All-Time Teams]], composed of the best players in NFL history. Brown was honored at the [[2020 College Football Playoff National Championship]] as the greatest college football player of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/cfb150players/the-150-greatest-players-college-football-150-year-history|title=The 150 greatest players in college football's 150-year history|date=January 14, 2020|publisher=ESPN|language=en|access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=January 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114065230/https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/cfb150players/the-150-greatest-players-college-football-150-year-history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/01/14/jim-brown-honored-national-championship-game-greatest-college-football-player-all-time/|title=Jim Brown honored at National Championship game as greatest college football player of all time|last=Anderson|first=Chris|website=Cleveland19|date=January 14, 2020 |access-date=January 16, 2020|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209050136/https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/01/14/jim-brown-honored-national-championship-game-greatest-college-football-player-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref> His number 32 jersey is retired by the Browns.

Shortly before the end of his football career, Brown became an actor. He retired at the peak of his football career to pursue an acting career. He obtained 53 acting credits and several leading roles throughout the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2023/pro-football-hall-of-famer-jim-brown,-football-s-greatest-player,-dies|title=Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown dead at 87 &#124; Pro Football Hall of Fame|website=pfhof|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522083706/https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2023/pro-football-hall-of-famer-jim-brown,-football-s-greatest-player,-dies/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/23534%7C82576/Jim-Brown/#overview |title=Jim Brown – Turner Classic Movies |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519205909/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/23534%7C82576/Jim-Brown/#overview |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pettit |first=Matt |url=https://tscpl.org/sports/tough-guy-jim-brown |title=Tough Guy: Jim Brown – Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library |publisher=Tscpl.org |date=September 18, 2014 |access-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519205858/https://tscpl.org/sports/tough-guy-jim-brown |url-status=live }}</ref> He has been described as Hollywood's first black action hero and his role in the 1969 film ''[[100 Rifles]]'' made cinematic history for featuring interracial love scenes.<ref name=foxjimbrown>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2023/05/19/jim-brown-hollywood-legend-activist-nfl-legend/70237611007/|title=Jim Brown was a Hollywood legend, an activist and highly flawed. 'I do what I want to do'|first=Mike|last=Freeman|work=USA Today|date=May 19, 2023|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523153708/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2023/05/19/jim-brown-hollywood-legend-activist-nfl-legend/70237611007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Brown was one of the few athletes, and among the most prominent African Americans, to speak out on racial issues as the [[civil rights movement]] was growing in the 1950s. He participated in the [[Cleveland Summit]] after [[Muhammad Ali]] faced imprisonment for refusing to enter the [[Conscription in the United States|draft]] for the [[Vietnam War]], and he founded the Black Economic Union to help promote economic opportunities for minority-owned businesses. Brown later launched a foundation focused on diverting at-risk youth from violence through teaching them life skills, through which he facilitated the [[Watts truce]] between rival street gangs in Los Angeles.

==Early life==
Brown was born on [[St. Simons Island, Georgia]], to Swinton Brown, a professional boxer, and his wife, Theresa, a homemaker.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Valentine |first1=Natalie |title=Jim Brown |url=https://surface.syr.edu/sumagazine/vol12/iss3/5/ |access-date=March 28, 2023 |work=[[Syracuse University Magazine]] |date=April 1, 1996 |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013223717/https://surface.syr.edu/sumagazine/vol12/iss3/5/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He attended [[Manhasset Secondary School]] in [[Manhasset, New York]]. Brown earned 13 [[Varsity letter|letters]] playing [[American football|football]], [[lacrosse]], baseball, basketball, and running track.<ref name=Holden>{{cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=March 22, 2002|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A04E1D71138F931A15750C0A9649C8B63|url-status=live|title=Film Review; Jim Brown as Football Legend, Sex Symbol and Husband|work=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823174814/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A04E1D71138F931A15750C0A9649C8B63|archive-date=August 23, 2013|access-date=October 15, 2007}}</ref>

{{blockquote|Mr. Brown credits his self-reliance to having grown up on Saint Simons Island, a community off the coast of Georgia where he was raised by his grandmother and where racism did not affect him directly. At the age of eight, he moved to [[Manhasset, New York]], on [[Long Island]], where his mother worked as a [[Domestic worker|domestic]]. It was at Manhasset High School that he became a football star and athletic legend.|''[[The New York Times]]'' – film review, 2002.<ref name=Holden />}}

In [[High school football|football]], he led [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] in scoring twice—in 1951 and 1952—and matched that feat in [[High school basketball|basketball]], topping the county in scoring in both 1952 and 1953. His 38.1 [[points per game]] average in 1953 is still a Nassau County record.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":17" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":19" />

His athletic prowess was such that he was even scouted by the [[New York Yankees]] and offered a [[Yankees minor league system|minor league]] contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=What the Data Say: Jim Brown – athletic marvel |url=https://theroanoketribune.org/what-the-data-say-jim-brown-athletic-marvel/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=The ROANOKE TRIBUNE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Chris |date=2023-05-20 |title=Jim Brown, a flawed hero, made his case as the greatest athlete who ever lived while at Syracuse |url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2023/05/jim-brown-a-flawed-hero-made-his-case-as-the-greatest-athlete-who-ever-lived-while-at-syracuse.html?outputType=amp |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=syracuse |language=en}}</ref> Curious to test his abilities further, he prioritized baseball that [[Spring (season)|spring]] and found some success [[Pitcher|pitching]] and playing [[First baseman|first base]], but decided his skills would not get him to the [[Major League Baseball|major leagues]] and ultimately sent his regrets to then-Yankees manager [[Casey Stengel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown, Football Player, Actor, Activist |url=https://aaregistry.org/story/jim-brown-athlete-actor-activist/#:~:text=Brown%20attended%20Plandome%20Road%20Junior,him%20a%20minor-league%20contract. |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=African American Registry |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fanatics Collect {{!}} Trading Cards, Memorabilia & More |url=https://www.fanaticscollect.com/definitive-guides/a-guide-to-jim-browns-football-cards?srsltid=AfmBOopxYhMW3C3-YBgLsrccEL23lsNJ-MUVNHkFokYQZCcPjhqEB9d8 |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=www.fanaticscollect.com |language=en}}</ref>

==College career==
[[File:Jim Brown in 1953 yearbook.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left|Brown in his senior season at [[Manhasset High School]] in [[New York (state)|New York]]]]
Lawyer and [[Syracuse University]] lacrosse star [[Kenneth Molloy]], who was involved with the lacrosse program at Manhasset, was a benefactor of Brown and persuaded his alma mater to admit him, which was difficult because according to Molloy, "[Syracuse] did not want black athletes."<ref name="NYT83">{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Robert |title=SPORTS WORLD SPECIALS; The Greatest Ever |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/06/sports/sports-world-specials-the-greatest-ever.html |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 6, 1983 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520045657/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/06/sports/sports-world-specials-the-greatest-ever.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Brown was the only African-American player on the football team as a freshman in 1953, and promises of a full scholarship in the second half of the year were not honored; Molloy personally financed and fundraised for Brown's first year at the school.<ref name="NYT83"/> He endured racist taunts while he was at Syracuse. He was treated differently from teammates: he was housed in a non-athlete dormitory, warned against dating Caucasian women, and the coaching staff attempted to put him at other positions, including punter, lineman, and wide receiver.<ref name="Dorinson"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Croyle |first1=Jonathan |title=Jim Brown in 1989: Former Syracuse great looks down on life from lofty perch |url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2023/05/jim-brown-in-1989-former-syracuse-great-looks-down-on-life-from-lofty-perch-from-the-archives.html |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=Syracuse.com |date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519220623/https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2023/05/jim-brown-in-1989-former-syracuse-great-looks-down-on-life-from-lofty-perch-from-the-archives.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Carlson P.S.">{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Chris |title=Brown, a flawed hero, made his case as the greatest athlete who ever lived while at SU |url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2023/05/jim-brown-a-flawed-hero-made-his-case-as-the-greatest-athlete-who-ever-lived-while-at-syracuse.html |access-date=May 22, 2023 |work=[[Syracuse Post-Standard]] |date=May 20, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=May 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522034540/https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2023/05/jim-brown-a-flawed-hero-made-his-case-as-the-greatest-athlete-who-ever-lived-while-at-syracuse.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

As a sophomore at Syracuse, Brown was the second-leading rusher on the team.<ref name="College Football at Sports-Reference.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jim-brown-1.html|title=Jim Brown College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits|website=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519222638/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jim-brown-1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As a junior, he rushed for 676 yards (5.2 per carry). In his senior year in [[1956 Syracuse Orangemen football team|1956]], Brown was a consensus first-team [[1956 College Football All-America Team|All-American]]. He finished fifth in the [[Heisman Trophy]] voting and set school records for highest season rush average (6.2) and most rushing touchdowns in a single game (6).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1956.html|title=1956 Heisman Trophy Voting|website=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212171107/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1956.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He ran for 986 yards—third-most in the country despite Syracuse playing only eight games—and scored 14 touchdowns.<ref name="College Football at Sports-Reference.com"/> In the regular-season finale, a 61–7 rout of [[Colgate Raiders football|Colgate]], he rushed for 197 yards, scored six touchdowns, and kicked seven extra points for a then-[[College football|NCAA]]-record 43 points.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=Today in Sports - Syracuse fullback Jim Brown scores an NCAA Football record 43 points |url=https://apnews.com/sports/syracuse-orange-new-york-knicks-college-sports-jim-brown-72d5e3d77600ae9896b338f3abfd8253 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> Then in the [[1957 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]], he rushed for 132 yards, scored three touchdowns, and kicked three extra points, but a blocked extra point after Syracuse's third touchdown was the difference as [[1956 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]] won 28–27.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Cotton_1957.htm |title=The Cotton Bowl 1957 |publisher=Mmbolding.com |access-date=December 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608131328/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Cotton_1957.htm |archive-date=June 8, 2011 }}</ref>

In addition to his football accomplishments, he excelled in basketball, track, and especially lacrosse.<ref name="Carlson P.S."/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2020/08/jim-brown-dominated-in-two-sports|title=Jim Brown Dominated in Two Sports &#124; Pro Football Hall of Fame|website=pfhof|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519222638/https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2020/08/jim-brown-dominated-in-two-sports/|url-status=live}}</ref> As a sophomore, he was the second-leading scorer for the basketball team (15 ppg), and earned a letter on the track team. In 1955, he finished in fifth place in the [[decathlon]] at the [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-presults?list_id=36&sex_id=M&event_id=30 |title=T&FN – Past Results |access-date=May 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055946/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-presults?list_id=36&sex_id=M&event_id=30 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His junior year, he averaged 11.3 points in basketball, and was named a second-team [[USILA All-American Team|All-American]] in lacrosse. His senior year, he was named a first-team All-American in lacrosse with 43 goals in 10 games, tying for first in national scoring with Jack Daut, and was the first African-American to play in the [[USILA Senior All Star Game|North–South All Star Game]].<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brown, Jim |url=https://oxfordaasc.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.001.0001/acref-9780195301731-e-34266 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Oxford African American Studies Center |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.34266}}</ref> Brown was so dominant in the game, that lacrosse rules were changed requiring a lacrosse player to keep their stick in constant motion when carrying the ball (instead of holding it close to his body).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vecsey |first1=George |title=Some Rules Changes Are Actually Good |url=https://nationalsportsmedia.org/news/some-rules-changes-are-actually-good |access-date=March 3, 2021 |work=[[National Sports Media Association]] |date=February 24, 2017 |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035702/https://nationalsportsmedia.org/news/some-rules-changes-are-actually-good |url-status=live }}</ref> There is currently no rule in lacrosse that requires a player to keep their stick in motion. He is in the [[Lacrosse National Hall of Fame and Museum|Lacrosse Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=Ronald L. |title=Bouncing Back: How to Recover When Life Knocks You Down |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J8FP7673vRoC&pg=PA19 |access-date=May 22, 2023 |publisher=Morgan James Publishing / Wordclay |date=July 1, 2010 |language=en |page=19 |isbn=9781600373831 |archive-date=October 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028164639/https://books.google.com/books?id=J8FP7673vRoC&pg=PA19&dq=%22Jim+Brown%22+lacrosse+43+goals+in+10+games+to+rank+second+in+scoring+nationally&hl=en&ei=I3EiTuabDoy00AHXvYnbAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA |url-status=dead }}.</ref> The [[JMA Wireless Dome]] has an 800 square-foot tapestry depicting Brown in football and lacrosse uniforms with the words "Greatest Player Ever".<ref name="mcphee20100322">{{Cite magazine |last=McPhee |first=John |author-link=John McPhee |date=March 22, 2010 |title=Pioneer |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/03/22/pioneer-10 |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022214514/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/03/22/pioneer-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>

While in college, Brown participated in the [[Reserve Officers' Training Corps]].<ref name="ROTC">{{cite news |last=News staff |date=June 10, 2016 |title=Jim Brown '57, Maj. Gen. Peggy Combs '85 Inducted into US Army ROTC Hall of Fame |url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2016/06/10/jim-brown-57-maj-gen-peggy-combs-85-inducted-into-us-army-rotc-hall-of-fame-69408/ |work=Syracuse University News |location=Syracuse, NY |access-date=July 1, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182400/https://news.syr.edu/blog/2016/06/10/jim-brown-57-maj-gen-peggy-combs-85-inducted-into-us-army-rotc-hall-of-fame-69408/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After graduating he was commissioned as a [[US Second Lieutenant|second lieutenant]].<ref name="ROTC"/> During his time in the NFL, Brown continued his military commitment as a member of the [[United States Army Reserve]].<ref name="ROTC"/> He served for four years and was discharged with the rank of [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]].<ref name="ROTC"/>

==Professional career==
[[File:Jim brown topps 1960.jpg|thumb|upright=0.72|Brown on a 1960 [[Topps]] [[trading card|collectible card]]]]
In addition to being taken in the first round of the [[1957 NFL draft]] by the [[1957 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]] with the sixth overall selection, Brown was selected in the ninth round of the [[1957 NBA draft]] by the [[History of the Philadelphia 76ers#1946–1963: Syracuse Nationals|Syracuse Nationals]] with the 68th overall selection.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/BrowJi00.htm |title=Jim Brown NFL & AFL Football Statistics |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |date=February 17, 1936 |access-date=December 18, 2010 |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203225634/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/BrowJi00.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Draft History {{!}} Stats {{!}} NBA.com |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/draft/history?Season=1957 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=NBA |language=en}}</ref>

In the ninth game of his rookie season, against the [[1957 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] he rushed for 237 yards,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zeitlan|first1=Arnold|title=Four TDs For Brown, Cleveland Wins, 45–31|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8673488/alton_evening_telegraph/|access-date=January 31, 2017|work=Alton Evening Telegraph|agency=Associated Press|date=November 25, 1957|page=10|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202345/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8673488/four-tds-for-brown-cleveland-wins/|url-status=live}}</ref> setting an NFL single-game record that stood unsurpassed for 14 years{{efn|Brown later matched his own record with 237 yards against the [[1961 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] in 1961.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Exner|first1=Rich|title=This Day in Browns History: Jim Brown ties NFL record with 237 yards rushing |url=http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2009/11/this_day_in_browns_history_jim_1.html |access-date=January 31, 2017|work=The Plain Dealer|date=November 19, 2009|archive-date=May 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527031800/http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2009/11/this_day_in_browns_history_jim_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref>}} and a rookie record that remained for 40 years until [[Corey Dillon]] of the [[1997 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] rushed for 246 yards in a week 15 game against the [[Tennessee Titans|Tennessee Oilers]].<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=December 5, 1997 |title=FOOTBALL: N.F.L.; Dillon Runs Over Oilers |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/05/sports/football-nfl-dillon-runs-over-oilers.html |access-date=May 24, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524202801/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/05/sports/football-nfl-dillon-runs-over-oilers.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Oilers at Cincinnati Bengals - December 4th, 1997 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199712040cin.htm |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524202801/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199712040cin.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Brown broke the single-season rushing record in 1958, gaining 1,527 yards in the 12-game season, shattering the previous NFL mark of 1,146 yards set by [[Steve Van Buren]] in 1949, as well as most rushing yards per game in a season, with 127.3.<ref name=58Stats>"1958 Official National Football Statistics", ''Pro All Stars 1959 Pro Football.'' New York: Maco Publishing, 1959; pp. 90–91.</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=NFL Rushing Yards per Game Single-Season Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_per_g_single_season.htm |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611171411/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_per_g_single_season.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In this MVP season, Brown led all players with a staggering 17 touchdowns scored, beating his nearest rival, [[Baltimore Colts]] wide receiver [[Raymond Berry]], by 8.<ref name=58Stats />

After nine years in the NFL, he departed as the league's record holder for both single-season (1,863 in 1963) and [[List of National Football League career rushing yards leaders|career rushing]] (12,312 yards), as well as the [[List of National Football League career rushing touchdowns leaders|all-time leader in rushing touchdowns]] (106), total touchdowns (126), and all-purpose yards (15,549).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/browns/2023/05/19/jim-brown-nfl-legend-cleveland-browns-dies/70237329007/|title=Jim Brown, NFL legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 87|website=USA Today|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519222923/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/browns/2023/05/19/jim-brown-nfl-legend-cleveland-browns-dies/70237329007/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was the first player to reach the 100-rushing-touchdowns milestone, and only a few others have done so since, despite the league's expansion to a 16-game season in 1978 and 17-game season in 2021 (Brown's first four seasons were only 12 games, and his last five were 14 games).<ref name="Pro-Football-Reference.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJi00.htm|title=Jim Brown Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=March 31, 2018|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629040442/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJi00.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Brown's record of scoring 100 touchdowns in only 93 games stood until [[LaDainian Tomlinson]] did it in 89 games during the {{nfly|2006}} season. Brown holds the record for total seasons leading the NFL in all-purpose yards (five: 1958–1961, 1964), and is the only rusher in NFL history to average over 100 yards per game for a career.<ref name="Pro-Football-Reference.com"/> In addition to his rushing, Brown was a superb receiver out of the backfield, catching 262 passes for 2,499 yards and 20 touchdowns, while also adding another 628 yards returning kickoffs.<ref name="Pro-Football-Reference.com"/> In every season he played, Brown was voted into the [[Pro Bowl]], and he left the league in style by scoring three touchdowns in his final Pro Bowl game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jim-brown-hall-of-fame-rb-browns-legend-and-civil-rights-icon-dies-at-87|title=Jim Brown dies at 87: Browns Hall of Famer, movie star and civil rights icon lived extraordinary life|publisher=National Football League|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519234257/https://www.nfl.com/news/jim-brown-hall-of-fame-rb-browns-legend-and-civil-rights-icon-dies-at-87|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Jim Brown Cleveland.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Brown in Cleveland]]
{{blockquote|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 (American football)|John Mackey]], 1999<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/time-nfl-great-running-back-social-activist-jim-99465562|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|title=Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87|author=Withers, Tom|date=May 19, 2023|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519224822/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/time-nfl-great-running-back-social-activist-jim-99465562|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Brown was cognizant of the physical toll exacted by carrying the ball as a lead running back and began foreshadowing an early retirement as early as 1960, when the 24-year old Brown told a journalist, "I've carried the ball 749 times in three years with the Browns. I get the same question everywhere I go — will so much ball-carrying and the tackling that results shorten my career? Will I end up my career groggy or, even worse, punchy as a [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy|punch-drunk]] prizefighter? ... I hope I'm smart enough to quit the game before somebody has to tell me I'm finished. I want to leave feeling I can still do the job. That's the way the great quarterback [[Otto Graham]] finished with the Browns. He most likely had several good seasons left... But Otto quit while he was on top. I hope I have the good sense to follow the example."<ref>Jimmy Brown with Chuck Heaton, "I'll Never Get Punchy," in ''Pro Football Stars,'' Greenwich, CT: Whitestone Publications, 1960; p. 11.</ref>

Brown's 1,863 rushing yards in the [[1963 Cleveland Browns season|1963 season]] remains a Cleveland franchise record. It is currently the oldest franchise record for rushing yards out of all 32 NFL teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/06/07/nfl-rushing-yards-leaders-all-32-teams/3131973001/|title=NFL's all-time statistical leaders: Team-by-team top performers for rushing yardage|website=USA Today|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519223332/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/06/07/nfl-rushing-yards-leaders-all-32-teams/3131973001/|url-status=live}}</ref> His average of 133 yards per game that season is exceeded only by [[O. J. Simpson]]'s [[1973 Buffalo Bills season|1973 season]]. Brown [[List of NFL rushing champions|led the league in rushing]] a record eight times. He was also the first NFL player to rush for over 10,000 yards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/02/archives/jim-brown-sets-rushing-record-fullback-gains-149-yards-to-become.html|title=JIM BROWN SETS RUSHING RECORD; Fullback Gains 149 Yards to Become First N.F.L. Star to Break 10,000 Barrier|work=The New York Times|date=November 2, 1964|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215400/https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/02/archives/jim-brown-sets-rushing-record-fullback-gains-149-yards-to-become.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was very difficult to tackle (shown by his all-time record of 5.22 yards per carry), often requiring more than one defender to bring him down.<ref>Schwartz, Larry. [https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Brown_Jim.html "Jim Brown Was Hard To Bring Down"], ESPN. [https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Brown_Jim.html]. Retrieved July 17, 2011.</ref> Brown was famous for his [[stiff arm]] and combined speed, power and relentless endurance as a rusher.<ref name="AP">{{cite news |last1=Withers |first1=Tom |title=All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87 |url=https://apnews.com/article/nfl-jim-brown-03d88c7da08840a0921ae8d8dd0a6aaa |work=Associated Press News |date=May 19, 2023 |access-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519192615/https://apnews.com/article/nfl-jim-brown-03d88c7da08840a0921ae8d8dd0a6aaa |url-status=live }}</ref>

After winning his third league MVP award in [[1965 Cleveland Browns season|1965]],<ref name=goldstein_05192023/> Brown retired in July 1966 at age 30 while still in top form. He was in England for the shooting of the movie ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]''. He had expected to return to the Browns afterwards, but retired when team owner [[Art Modell]] threatened him with fines for missing [[training camp]].<ref name=goldstein_05192023/><ref name=jbarcptof>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LQJJAAAAIBAJ&pg=493%2C4145279 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |location=Ohio |agency=Associated Press |title=Jim Brown announces retirement; Collier plans to readjust offense |date=July 14, 1966 |page=31 |access-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203180223/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LQJJAAAAIBAJ&pg=493%2C4145279 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=jbrfpfb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EflNAAAAIBAJ&pg=927%2C8234115 |newspaper=Free Lance-Star |location=Fredericksburg, Virginia |agency=Associated Press |title=Jim Brown retires from pro football |date=July 14, 1966 |page=16 |access-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202324/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EflNAAAAIBAJ&pg=927%2C8234115 |url-status=live }}</ref> Brown held the NFL career rushing record of 12,312 yards until it was broken by [[Walter Payton]] on October 7, 1984, during Payton's 10th NFL season. Brown is still the Browns' all-time leading rusher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/smith-s-firm-hold-on-coveted-record1/|title=Smith's firm hold on coveted record &#124; Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site|website=profootballhof.com|access-date=March 1, 2021|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121181929/https://www.profootballhof.com/news/smith-s-firm-hold-on-coveted-record1/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2018, he ranked 11th on the all-time rushing list.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/history/leaders/_/stat/rushlead "NFL History – Rushing Leaders"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008214224/https://www.espn.com/nfl/history/leaders/_/stat/rushlead |date=October 8, 2018 }}, ESPN, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2018.</ref> Brown's NFL touchdown record would stand until 1994 when [[Jerry Rice]] surpassed him with his 127th touchdown.

During Brown's career, Cleveland won the [[History of the National Football League championship|NFL championship]] in [[1964 NFL Championship Game|1964]] and were runners-up in [[1957 NFL Championship Game|1957]] and [[1965 NFL Championship Game|1965]], his rookie and final season, respectively. In the 1964 championship game, Brown rushed 27 times for 114 yards and caught 3 passes for 37.<ref name=":31">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196412270cle.htm | title=Championship – Baltimore Colts at Cleveland Browns – December 27th, 1964 | publisher=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] | access-date=August 22, 2022 | archive-date=April 16, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416035751/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196412270cle.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>

Brown never missed a game in his entire career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=euiH82H5jD |date=2021-07-21 |title=Jim Brown - Today In Georgia History |url=https://www.todayingeorgiahistory.org/tih-georgia-day/jim-brown/#:~:text=The%20NFL's%20Cleveland%20Browns%20drafted,or%20ran%20over%20his%20opponents. |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Today In Georgia History - Just another WordPress site}}</ref> Interestingly, he refused to drink water during games, believing it would make him feel satisfied and diminish his drive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tales From the Vault: Jim Brown (1999) Part One - NFL Films: Tales From The Vault |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1157-nfl-films-tales-from-the-89073120/episode/tales-from-the-vault-jim-brown-92055091/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=iHeart |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pompei |first=Dan |date=2023-07-17 |title=NFL 100: At No. 2, unstoppable force Jim Brown was 'fast as the fastest, hard as the hardest' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2796576/2021/09/07/nfl-100-at-no-2-unstoppable-force-jim-brown-was-fast-as-the-fastest-hard-as-the-hardest/#:~:text=Brown%20refused%20to%20drink%20water,Brown%20in%20the%20training%20room. |access-date=2025-04-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Acting career==
Brown appeared in many movies and was at times described as a black [[Superman]] or a black [[John Wayne]].<ref name=goldstein_05192023/><ref name=":33">{{cite web|title=Jim Brown: Legendary NFL running back dead at 87|date=May 19, 2023|publisher=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65654333|access-date=May 20, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215043/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65654333|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Football Heroes Invade Hollywood|date=October 1969|volume=XXIV|issue=12|pages=195–202|magazine=Ebony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=09oDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA195|issn=0012-9011|access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref> While not considered a gifted actor, he helped to expand the range of roles available to black actors.<ref name=layden_05192023>{{cite magazine|first=Tim|last=Layden|title=Jim Brown Lived a Remarkable Life Like Few Other Athletes|date=May 19, 2023|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/05/19/browns-legend-jim-brown-dies-lived-remarkable-life|access-date=May 20, 2023|archive-date=May 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520172310/https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/05/19/browns-legend-jim-brown-dies-lived-remarkable-life|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Early films===
Brown began his acting career before the 1964 season, playing a [[buffalo soldier]] in a Western action film called ''[[Rio Conchos (1964 film)|Rio Conchos]]''.{{sfn|Pluto|1997|p=179}} The film premiered at Cleveland's Hippodrome theater on October 23, with Brown and many of his teammates in attendance. The reaction was lukewarm. Brown, one reviewer said, was a serviceable actor, but the movie's overcooked plotting and implausibility amounted to "a vigorous melodrama for the unsqueamish."<ref name="Brown in Conchos review">{{cite news |last=Batdorff |first=Emerson |title=Brown Does OK in 'Conchos'|newspaper=Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=October 24, 1964|page=17}}<!--|access-date=May 19, 2012--></ref>

In early 1966, Brown was shooting his second film in London.{{sfn|Pluto|1997|pp=176–178}} [[MGM]]'s ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' cast Brown as Robert Jefferson, one of 12 convicts sent to France during [[World War II]] to assassinate German officers meeting at a castle near [[Rennes]] in Brittany before the [[Normandy landings|D-Day]] invasion. Production delays due to bad weather meant he missed at least the first part of training camp on the campus of [[Hiram College]], which annoyed Cleveland Browns owner [[Art Modell]], who threatened to fine Brown $1,500 ({{Inflation|US|1500|1966|fmt=eq|r=-2}}) for every week of camp he missed.{{sfn|Pluto|1997|pp=178–179}} Brown, who had previously said that [[1966 Cleveland Browns season|1966]] would be his last season, the final year of a three-year contract,<ref name=bbksoff>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7cNOAAAAIBAJ&pg=3841%2C1351783 |newspaper=Toledo Blade |location=Ohio |title=Brown backs off |date=January 3, 1966 |page=14 |access-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126032450/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7cNOAAAAIBAJ&pg=3841%2C1351783 |url-status=live }}</ref> announced his retirement, instead.<ref name=jbarcptof/><ref name=jbrfpfb/>{{sfn|Pluto|1997|p=179}}

===Leading man===
[[File:...tick...tick...tick... (1970) 1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.77|Brown and [[Janet MacLachlan]] in ''[[Tick, Tick, Tick (film)|Tick, Tick, Tick]]'' (1970)]]
MGM cast Brown in his first lead role in ''[[The Split (film)|The Split]]'' (1968), based on a [[Parker (Stark novels character)|Parker]] novel by [[Donald E. Westlake]]. He was paid $125,000 for the role.<ref name="jim">{{cite news|title=Jim Brown's End Run Around Race Prejudice|last=Tusher|first=William|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 28, 1968|at=Calendar, p.11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/125668272/|access-date=June 1, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=June 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601060749/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/125668272/|url-status=live}}</ref> Brown followed it with ''[[Riot (1969 film)|Riot]]'' (1969), a prison film for MGM. Both it and ''The Split'' were solid hits at the box office. Biographer Mike Freeman credits Brown with becoming "the first black action star", due to roles such as the [[United States Marine|Marine captain]] he portrayed in the hit 1968 film ''[[Ice Station Zebra]]''.<ref>Freeman, Mike. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Iks00GgKFp8C&q=Monique&pg=PA271 Jim Brown: The Fierce Life of an American Hero] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110164246/https://books.google.com/books?id=Iks00GgKFp8C&pg=PA271&dq=%22Jim+Brown%22+monique+daughters&hl=en&ei=0vMZTsnYB4eDgAfZ2MEe&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Monique&f=false |date=November 10, 2015 }}'', page 17 (HarperCollins 2007).</ref>

Brown went to [[20th Century Fox]] for ''[[100 Rifles]]'' (1969). Brown was billed over co stars [[Raquel Welch]] and [[Burt Reynolds]] and had a love scene with Welch, one of the first interracial love scenes and the first in a major Hollywood movie.<ref name=goldstein_05192023/><ref>{{cite news|author=Hollie I. West|date=March 26, 1969|title=Jim Brown: Crisp and Direct as a Fullback|work=The Washington Post and Times-Herald|page=B1}}</ref> Raquel Welch reflected on the scene in [[Spike Lee]]'s ''[[Jim Brown: All-American]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/columns/1968-welch-gets-cozy-with-co-star-1117992047/|title=1968: Welch gets cozy with co-star|first=Army|last=Archerd|date=September 11, 2008|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210231709/http://variety.com/2008/scene/columns/1968-welch-gets-cozy-with-co-star-1117992047/|url-status=live}}</ref> For this role, Brown was paid $200,000 and received five percent of the film's box office, becoming one of the highest paid black actors.<ref name=foxjimbrown />

===Co-starring===
Brown starred with fellow NFL star [[Fred Williamson]] and [[Jim Kelly (martial artist)|Jim Kelly]] in ''[[Three the Hard Way (film)|Three the Hard Way]]'' which was released in 1974.<ref>''Eshe Magazine'', September 23, 2020 - [https://eshemagazine.com/2020/09/living-legend-jim-brown-speaks-about-how-he-and-fred-williamson-changed-hollywood/ Living Legend Jim Brown Speaks About How He And Fred Williamson Changed Hollywood By David Jordan Jr] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324115423/https://eshemagazine.com/2020/09/living-legend-jim-brown-speaks-about-how-he-and-fred-williamson-changed-hollywood/ |date=March 24, 2023 }}</ref><ref>National Football League, Feb 17, 2016 - [https://www.nfl.com/news/top-5-jim-brown-movie-performances-0ap3000000636679 Top 5 Jim Brown movie performances, 3) Three the Hard Way (1974)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818035429/https://www.nfl.com/news/top-5-jim-brown-movie-performances-0ap3000000636679 |date=August 18, 2022 }}</ref> He would later star with Williamson, Kelly again with [[Lee Van Cleef]] in ''[[Take a Hard Ride]]'', a western which was released the following year.<ref>Rotten Tomatoes - [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kid_vengeance TAKE A HARD RIDE, CAST & CREW] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127112247/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kid_vengeance |date=November 27, 2022 }}</ref> The Williamson, Brown and Kelly trio would again appear together with [[Richard Roundtree]] in ''[[One Down, Two to Go]]'', a 1982 actioner.<ref>Film Affinity - [https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film148736.html One Down, Two to Go, Cast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322131714/https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film148736.html |date=March 22, 2024 }}</ref>

===Later acting career===
His 1980s appearances were mostly on television. Brown appeared in some TV shows including ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' in the season-three premiere episode "Knight of the Drones". Brown appeared alongside fellow former football player [[Joe Namath]] on ''[[The A-Team]]'' episode "Quarterback Sneak".<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0504191/ "Quarterback Sneak"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208215104/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0504191/ |date=February 8, 2017 }} (episode of ''[[The A-Team]]'') at the [[Internet Movie Database]]</ref> Brown also appeared on ''[[CHiPs]]'', episodes one and two, in season three, as a pickpocket on roller skates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chips/s06/e13|title=CHiPs: Season 6, Episode 13|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215252/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/chips/s06/e13|url-status=live}}</ref>

He appeared opposite [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] in 1987's ''[[The Running Man (1987 film)|The Running Man]]'', an adaptation of a [[Stephen King]] novel, as Fireball,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-running-man-1987|title=The Running Man movie review & film summary (1987) &#124; Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|website=RogerEbert.com|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414231809/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-running-man-1987|url-status=live}}</ref> and had a cameo in the spoof ''[[I'm Gonna Git You Sucka]]'' (1988).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mubi.com/films/im-gonna-git-you-sucka/cast|title=I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) – Cast & Crew on MUBI|website=mubi.com|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215250/https://mubi.com/films/im-gonna-git-you-sucka/cast|url-status=live}}</ref>

Brown appeared in ''[[Original Gangstas]]'' (1996)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mubi.com/en/ca/films/original-gangstas|title=Original Gangstas (1996) &#124; MUBI }}</ref> and ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' (1996)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mubi.com/films/mars-attacks/cast|title=Mars Attacks! (1996) – Cast & Crew on MUBI|website=mubi.com|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215251/https://mubi.com/films/mars-attacks/cast|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Sucker Free City]]'' (2004)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/showtime/releases/?view=148|title=Paramount Press Express &#124; SHOWTIME PRESENTS SUCKER FREE CITY, AN ORIGINAL FILM DIRECTED BY SPIKE LEE, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12th|date=January 26, 2005|website=paramountpressexpress.com|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215250/https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/showtime/releases/?view=148|url-status=live}}</ref> and played a defensive coach, Montezuma Monroe, in ''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jim-brown-nfl-running-back-200307134.html|title=Jim Brown, NFL Running Back Royalty, Star of Hollywood Films 'Any Given Sunday' and 'Dirty Dozen,' Dies at 87|date=May 19, 2023|website=Yahoo Entertainment|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519215249/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jim-brown-nfl-running-back-200307134.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Civil rights work ==
Brown was one of the few athletes to speak out on racial issues in the 1950s as the [[civil rights movement]] was growing.<ref name=goldstein_05192023/> He was one of the most prominent African American athletes to engage in civil rights activism, and he called on other African American athletes to become involved in similar initiatives off the field.<ref name="GuardianObit">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/may/19/jim-brown-dead-nfl-star-civil-rights-activist|title=Jim Brown, all-time NFL great running back and social activist, dies aged 87|agency=Associated Press|date=May 19, 2023|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519222322/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/may/19/jim-brown-dead-nfl-star-civil-rights-activist|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1967, Brown, alongside [[Bill Russell]], [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]], and [[Carl Stokes]], were all members of the [[Cleveland Summit]], a meeting with [[Muhammad Ali]] held with the intention of convincing the four to rally behind and recruit others to help Ali's cause of civil rights in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/jim-brown-legendary-nfl-hall-famer-civil-rights-activist-dies-87-rcna85359|title=Jim Brown, legendary NFL Hall of Famer and civil rights activist, dies at 87|date=May 19, 2023|publisher=NBC News|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519221900/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/jim-brown-legendary-nfl-hall-famer-civil-rights-activist-dies-87-rcna85359|url-status=live}}</ref> Because Ali was a "pariah" in American society at the time because of his opposition to the [[Vietnam War]] and refusal to enter the [[Conscription in the United States|draft]], his boxing license had been revoked, and he faced up to five years in prison. For Brown and the other participants to stand with Ali in support of him and his position consequently put "their reputations and their careers" at risk.<ref name="NBS">{{cite web |last1=Draves |first1=Zachary |title=One Day in Cleveland: The Impact of the Ali Summit – Nuts and Bolts Sports |url=https://nutsandboltssports.com/one-day-in-cleveland-the-impact-of-the-ali-summit/ |website=Nuts & Bolts Sports |access-date=June 18, 2022 |date=June 4, 2022 |archive-date=June 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605025135/https://nutsandboltssports.com/one-day-in-cleveland-the-impact-of-the-ali-summit/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="PD-June2022">{{cite news |last1=Bona |first1=Marc |title=Marker commemorating historic 1967 Cleveland Summit is unveiled |url=https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2022/06/marker-commemorating-historic-1967-cleveland-summit-is-unveiled.html |access-date=June 18, 2022 |work=The Plain Dealer (cleveland.com) |date=June 17, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=June 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617183809/https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2022/06/marker-commemorating-historic-1967-cleveland-summit-is-unveiled.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Cleveland Summit was later called "a significant turning point for the role of the athlete in society" and "one of the most important civil rights acts in sports history", as well as a predecessor of the 21st century protest movement initiated by [[Colin Kaepernick]].<ref name="NBS"/>

In 1966, Brown founded the Negro Industrial Economic Union, later known as the [[Black Economic Union]] (BEU), to help promote economic opportunities for minority owned businesses.<ref name="Chicago Defender">{{cite web | title=NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown Dead at 87 | website=Chicago Defender | date=May 19, 2023 | url=https://chicagodefender.com/nfl-hall-of-famer-jim-brown-dead-at-87/ | access-date=May 19, 2023 | archive-date=May 19, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519224806/https://chicagodefender.com/nfl-hall-of-famer-jim-brown-dead-at-87/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Brown later stated in a 1968 ''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]'' interview, "We've got to stop wasting all our energy and money marching and picketing and going things like camping-down in Washington on a [[Poor People's Campaign]]...We've got to get off the emotional stuff and do something that will bring about real change. We've got to have industries and commercial enterprises and build our own sustaining economic base. Then we can face white folks man-to-man and we can deal."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Freeman |first1=Michael |title=Jim Brown The Fierce Life of an American Hero |date=October 31, 2006 |publisher=HarperCollins |pages=15–16}}</ref> The BEU secured loans and grants, including from the [[Ford Foundation]], to support community initiatives related to food, medicines and farm and economic ventures in specific counties, starting with [[Marshall County, Mississippi]].<ref name="Dorinson"/> Because of Brown's economic advocacy for the African American community, [[Richard Nixon]] expressed support for [[black capitalism]] in his campaign in the [[1968 United States presidential election]] and received an endorsement from Brown.<ref name="Dorinson"/> In 1988, Brown founded the Amer-I-Can Foundation, an organization that sought to divert gang members and prisoners from violence by teaching them life skills.<ref name=goldstein_05192023>{{cite web | first=Richard | last=Goldstein | title=Jim Brown, Football Great and Civil Rights Champion, Dies at 87 | website=The New York Times | date=May 19, 2023 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/sports/football/jim-brown-dead.html | access-date=May 19, 2023 | archive-date=May 19, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519200242/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/19/sports/football/jim-brown-dead.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="OPB">{{cite web | last=Goldman | first=Tom | title=Jim Brown, all-time great social activist and NFL star, has died at age 87 | website=OPB | date=May 19, 2023 | url=https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/19/jim-brown-one-of-the-nfl-s-all-time-great-running-backs-has-died-at-age-87/ | access-date=May 19, 2023 | archive-date=May 19, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519224803/https://www.opb.org/article/2023/05/19/jim-brown-one-of-the-nfl-s-all-time-great-running-backs-has-died-at-age-87/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Amer-I-Can">{{cite web|title=About|publisher=Amer-I-Can|url=https://amer-i-cancommunity.partners/about-amer-i-can/|access-date=May 20, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519234505/https://amer-i-cancommunity.partners/about-amer-i-can/|url-status=live}}</ref> Through the foundation, Brown helped establish the [[Watts truce]] between rival street gangs in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web | last=Stoltze | first=Frank | title=Forget the LA Riots – historic 1992 Watts gang truce was the big news | website=LAist – NPR News for Southern California – 89.3 FM | date=April 28, 2012 | url=https://www.kpcc.org/2012-04-28/forget-la-riots-1992-gang-truce-was-big-news | access-date=May 20, 2023 | archive-date=May 20, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520145117/https://www.kpcc.org/2012-04-28/forget-la-riots-1992-gang-truce-was-big-news | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4535728/2023/05/19/jim-brown-legacy-trotter-column/ |title=Trotter: Was Jim Brown a great man? To me, yes. Was he a flawed man? Without question |website=The Athletic |access-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520101512/https://theathletic.com/4535728/2023/05/19/jim-brown-legacy-trotter-column/ |url-status=live |last1=Trotter |first1=Jim }}</ref>

Perceiving Brown and other outspoken African-American athletes as a threat, the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] monitored Brown and his organizations. Files declassified in 2003 showed that the FBI, the [[United States Secret Service]], and several police departments had monitored Brown and the Black Economic Union, attempting to smear the group as a source of Communist and radical Muslim extremism and collecting information to damage Brown's reputation.<ref name="Dorinson">{{cite book |last1=Dorinson |first1=Joseph |title=The Black Athlete as Hero American Barrier Breakers from Nine Sports |date=November 9, 2022 |publisher=McFarland, Inc. |isbn=9781476645964 |pages=81–82}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Freeman |first1=Michael |title=Jim Brown The Fierce Life of an American Hero |date=October 31, 2006 |publisher=HarperCollins |pages=8–9}}</ref>

==Other post-football activities==
[[File:Jbrown.JPG|thumb|upright=0.77|right|Brown at an autograph signing in 2004]]

Brown posed in the nude for the September 1974 issue of ''[[Playgirl]]'' magazine, and was one of the rare celebrities to allow full-frontal nude pictures to be used.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-in-playgirl|title=Celebrities in Playgirl|first=Amy|last=Harrington|date=March 26, 2015|publisher=Fox News|access-date=May 4, 2020|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804082011/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-in-playgirl|url-status=live}}</ref>
Brown also worked as a [[color analyst]] on NFL telecasts for [[NFL on CBS|CBS]] in 1978, teaming with [[Vin Scully]] and [[George Allen (American football coach)|George Allen]].<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS goes to the 3-man lineup for NFL football games|last=Langdon|first=Jerry|newspaper=Poughkeepsie Journal|agency=Gannett News Service|date=September 24, 1978|page=10D}}</ref>

In 1983, 17 years after retiring from professional football, Brown mused about coming out of retirement to play for the [[Los Angeles Raiders]] when it appeared that [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] running back [[Franco Harris]] would break Brown's all-time rushing record.<ref name=baddream>{{cite news|first=Dave|last=Anderson|date=November 21, 1983|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/21/sports/jim-brown-s-bad-dream.html|title=JIM BROWN"S BAD DREAM|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214163450/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/21/sports/jim-brown-s-bad-dream.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Brown disliked Harris' style of running, criticizing the Steelers' running back's tendency to run out of bounds, a marked contrast to Brown's approach of fighting for every yard and taking on the approaching tackler.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/all-time-nfl-great-running-back-social-activist-jim-brown-dies-at-87|title=All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dies at 87|date=May 19, 2023|website=PBS NewsHour|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519214355/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/all-time-nfl-great-running-back-social-activist-jim-brown-dies-at-87|url-status=live}}</ref> Eventually, Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears broke the record on October 7, 1984, with Brown having ended thoughts of a comeback. Harris, who retired after the [[1984 NFL season|1984 season]] after playing eight games with the [[Seattle Seahawks]], fell short of Brown's mark. Following Harris's last season, in that January, a challenge between Brown and Harris in a 40-yard dash was nationally televised. Brown, at 48 years old, was certain he could beat Harris, though Harris was only 34 years old and just ending his elite career. Harris clocked in at 5.16 seconds, and Brown in at 5.72 seconds, pulling up in towards the end of the race clutching his [[hamstring]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-01-19-sp-8178-story.html|title=Harris Beats Brown at 40 Yards, Wins 2-Day Competition|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 19, 1985 |access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221053642/http://articles.latimes.com/1985-01-19/sports/sp-8178_1_franco-harris|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1965, Brown was the first black televised boxing announcer when he announced a televised boxing match in the United States, for the [[Ernie Terrell|Terrell]]–[[George Chuvalo|Chuvalo]] fight,<ref>{{cite news |title=Jimmy Brown A Mike Man |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65639388/ |access-date=December 20, 2020 |work=Press and Sun-Bulletin |date=October 14, 1965 |location=New York |page=19 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{open access}} |archive-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202346/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65639388/syracuse-orange-football-ben/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=w9PgTKiU4boC&pg=PT145 Hauser, Thomas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804032918/https://books.google.com/books?id=w9PgTKiU4boC&pg=PT145 |date=August 4, 2020 }} ''Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times'', Open Road Media, 2012, page 145. Retrieved August 19, 2018.</ref> and is also credited with then first suggesting a career in [[boxing promotion]] to [[Bob Arum]].<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/how-nfl-legend-jim-brown-pushed-bob-arum-into-promoting-boxing-212122791-boxing.html Iole, Kevin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820234816/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/how-nfl-legend-jim-brown-pushed-bob-arum-into-promoting-boxing-212122791-boxing.html |date=August 20, 2018 }} "How NFL legend Jim Brown pushed Bob Arum into boxing promotion", ''Yahoo! Sports'', March 28, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2018.</ref>
[[File:Jim Brown at LBJ Foundation 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.77|Brown at the [[Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum]] in 2014]]
Brown's autobiography, published in 1989 by Zebra Books, was titled ''[[Out of Bounds (autobiography)|Out of Bounds]]'' and was co-written with Steve Delsohn.<ref name=LAT>{{cite web|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Jim Brown's Tale of Sex, Football, Sex, Life and Sex|date=September 15, 1989|first=Mergan|last=Rosenfeld|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-15-vw-270-story.html|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111125513/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-15/news/vw-270_1_jim-brown|url-status=live}}</ref> He was a subject of the 1971 book ''[[Jim (book)|Jim: The Author's Self-Centered Memoir of the Great Jim Brown]]'' written by [[James Toback]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/16/archives/jim-the-authors-selfcentered-memoir-on-the-great-jim-brown-by-james.html|title=Great on the gridiron, in the movies and in life|first=Calvin C.|last=Hernton|work=The New York Times|date=May 16, 1971|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302015153/https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/16/archives/jim-the-authors-selfcentered-memoir-on-the-great-jim-brown-by-james.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1993, Brown was hired as a [[color commentator]] for the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]], a role he occupied for the first six [[pay-per-view]] events.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/jim-brown-life-timeline|title=The Ultimate Brown: A timeline of Jim Brown's life|website=clevelandbrowns.com|access-date=May 19, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519214627/https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/jim-brown-life-timeline|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, Brown initiated a lawsuit against [[Sony]] and [[EA Sports]] for using his likeness in the [[Madden NFL]] video game series. He claimed that he "never signed away any rights that would allow his likeness to be used".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/football-great-jim-brown-suing-ea-sony/1234058 |title=Football great Jim Brown suing EA, Sony |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] Video Games |access-date=August 3, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810124036/http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/football-great-jim-brown-suing-ea-sony/1234058 |archive-date=August 10, 2008 }}</ref> From 2008 until his death, Brown served as an executive advisor to the Browns. In that capacity he helped to build relationships with the team's players and to further enhance the NFL's wide range of sponsored programs through the team's player programs department.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/frontoffice_detail.php?id=245 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223184036/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/frontoffice_detail.php?id=245 | archive-date=December 23, 2008 | title=Cleveland Browns Front Office | access-date=November 22, 2008}}</ref> On May 29, 2013, Brown was named a special advisor to the Browns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jim-brown-rejoins-cleveland-browns-as-special-advisor-0ap1000000207562|title=Jim Brown rejoins Cleveland Browns as special adviser|publisher=National Football League|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214195706/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000207562/article/jim-brown-rejoins-cleveland-browns-as-special-advisor|url-status=live}}</ref> Brown became a part-owner of the [[New York Lizards]] of [[Major League Lacrosse]], joining a group of investors in the purchase of the team in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/press-release/5369/investors-purchase-lizards-jim-brown-among-owners|title=Investors Purchase Lizards; Jim Brown Among Owners|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204152638/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/press-release/5369/investors-purchase-lizards-jim-brown-among-owners|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 11, 2018, Brown along with [[Kanye West]] met with President [[Donald Trump]] to discuss the state of America, among other topics.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ben|last=Shreckinger|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/11/trump-kanye-white-house-meeting-895342|title=Donald Trump and Kanye West remix the government|website=[[Politico]]|date=October 11, 2018|access-date=October 10, 2018|archive-date=October 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012011933/https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/11/trump-kanye-white-house-meeting-895342|url-status=live}}</ref> Criticized by the black community for the meeting, Brown said that Trump was the sitting president and "we can't ignore that seat and just call names of the person that's sitting in it". Brown called him "accessible", and said that [[Racial views of Donald Trump|the president was not a racist]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Jesse|last=Washington|title=In or out of the Oval Office, Jim Brown hasn't changed|date=May 20, 2023|work=Andscape|url=https://andscape.com/features/with-trump-kanye-or-not-jim-brown-hasnt-changed/|access-date=May 20, 2023|archive-date=May 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520012826/https://andscape.com/features/with-trump-kanye-or-not-jim-brown-hasnt-changed/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Assault allegations==
Brown was arrested at least seven times for assault, mainly against women.<ref>{{cite news|first=Kent|last=Babb|title=Jim Brown, Hall of Fame running back and actor, dies at 87|date=May 19, 2023|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/19/jim-brown-nfl-dead/|access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref> During the era when the incidents occurred, prominent men were usually not scrutinized for reported offenses against women.<ref name=goldstein_05192023/> He was never found guilty of a major crime;<ref name=goldstein_05192023/> in most of the cases, the women refused to press charges after calling the police.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Zirin|title=Toxic: Jim Brown, Manhood and Violence Against Women|date=May 2, 2018|work=Cleveland Scene|url=https://www.clevescene.com/news/last-man-standing-17947926|access-date=May 20, 2023|archive-date=May 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521020418/https://www.clevescene.com/news/last-man-standing-17947926|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1965, Brown was arrested in his hotel room for assault and battery against 18-year-old Brenda Ayres; he was later acquitted of those charges.<ref name="Jet-1965" /> A year later, he fought paternity allegations that he fathered her child.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=February 17, 1966|title=Paternity Rap 'Ridiculous' Claims Jim Brown|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fLkDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+brenda+ayres&pg=PA57|journal=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|page=57|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202319/https://books.google.com/books?id=fLkDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+brenda+ayres&pg=PA57|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1968, Brown was charged with assault with intent to commit murder after model Eva Bohn-Chin was found beneath the balcony of Brown's second-floor apartment.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-15-vw-270-story.html|title=Jim Brown's Tale of Sex, Football, Sex, Life and Sex|last=Rosenfeld|first=Megan|date=September 15, 1989|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115200836/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-09-15/news/vw-270_1_jim-brown/2|url-status=live}}</ref> The charges were later dismissed after Bohn-Chin refused to cooperate with the prosecutor's office. Brown was also ordered to pay a $300 fine for striking a deputy sheriff involved in the investigation during the incident. In Brown's autobiography, he stated that Bohn-Chin was angry and jealous over an affair he had been having with [[Gloria Steinem]], and this argument is what led to the "misunderstanding with the police".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebiglead.com/2016/02/17/jim-brown-had-more-than-a-few-issues-off-the-field-with-both-women-and-men/|title=Jim Brown Had More Than a Few Issues Off the Field With Both Women and Men|date=February 17, 2016|website=The Big Lead|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214003317/http://thebiglead.com/2016/02/17/jim-brown-had-more-than-a-few-issues-off-the-field-with-both-women-and-men/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1970, Brown was found not guilty of assault and [[Battery (crime)|battery]], the charges stemming from a road-rage incident that had occurred in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/last-man-standing/Content?oid=17947926|title=Toxic: Jim Brown, Manhood and Violence Against Women|last=Zirin|first=Dave|website=Cleveland Scene|language=en|access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802150937/https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/last-man-standing/Content?oid=17947926|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1975, Brown was convicted of misdemeanor battery for beating and choking his golfing partner, Frank Snow. He was sentenced to one day in jail, two years' probation, and a fine of $500.<ref>{{cite web|title=Headliners: Joan Little, Black Panthers, Jim Brown|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2211&dat=19780520&id=wSEmAAAAIBAJ&pg=4997,2062796&hl=en|work=The Afro American|via=Google News Archive Search|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202325/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2211&dat=19780520&id=wSEmAAAAIBAJ&pg=4997%2C2062796&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bolch |first1=Ben |title=Pioneering Black California golfer Frank Snow, a mentor of Tiger Woods, dies at 78 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-09-04/frank-snow-golf-instructor-tiger-woods-dies |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 24, 2021 |date=September 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002031601/https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-09-04/frank-snow-golf-instructor-tiger-woods-dies |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1985, Brown was charged with raping a 33-year-old woman.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-19-me-31733-story.html|title=Jim Brown Will Be Charged With Rape|last=STEWART|first=ROBERT W.|date=March 19, 1985|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=February 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223132322/http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-19/local/me-31733_1_jim-brown|url-status=live}}</ref> The charges were later dismissed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thestacks.deadspin.com/whats-the-matter-with-jim-brown-1636247285|title=What's The Matter With Jim Brown?|last=Shah|first=Diane K.|newspaper=The Stacks|language=en-US|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220215019/http://thestacks.deadspin.com/whats-the-matter-with-jim-brown-1636247285|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1986, he was arrested for assaulting his fiancée Debra Clark.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=September 8, 1986|title=Jim Brown Arrested For Battering His Fiancee|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLMDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+divorce&pg=PA60|journal=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|page=60|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202354/https://books.google.com/books?id=pLMDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+divorce&pg=PA60|url-status=live}}</ref> Clark refused to press charges, and he was released.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/08/23/jim-brown-faces-battery-charge/|title=Jim Brown Faces Battery Charge|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220110832/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-08-23/sports/8603030213_1_debra-clark-assault-charges-sign-free-agents|url-status=live}}</ref>

According to several victims and witnesses, who were interviewed for the 2022 documentary series ''Secrets of Playboy'', Brown brutally raped and assaulted numerous women at the [[Playboy Mansion]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bansinath|first=Bindu|date=2022-04-06|title=The Most Disturbing Allegations in the New Playboy Docuseries|url=https://www.thecut.com/article/secrets-of-playboy-docuseries-hugh-hefner-allegations.html|access-date=2024-01-02|website=The Cut|language=en|archive-date=June 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601160344/https://www.thecut.com/article/secrets-of-playboy-docuseries-hugh-hefner-allegations.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61829113 "Bill Cosby assaulted teen at Playboy Mansion, jury finds"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601160344/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61829113 |date=June 1, 2023 }}, ''BBC News'', June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2023.</ref> These alleged incidents occurred from the late 1970s into the 1990s.<ref>Beard, Lanford, "[https://people.com/crime/secrets-of-playboy-episode-8-hugh-hefner-predators-ball-bill-cosby-roman-polanski-jim-brown/ Secrets of Playboy' Recounts Horrific Stories About Hugh Hefner's Alleged A-List 'Power Predators'Women have stepped forward in A&E's docuseries to share hideous allegations of sexual assault by Hugh Hefner's famous friends Bill Cosby, Roman Polanski, NFL player Jim Brown and more] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601160344/https://people.com/crime/secrets-of-playboy-episode-8-hugh-hefner-predators-ball-bill-cosby-roman-polanski-jim-brown/ |date=June 1, 2023 }}," ''People'' magazine, March 7, 2022</ref> According to the documentary, as well as other sources and numerous interviews,<ref>M. Roque,''The Nation'', February 29, 2022, "Downfall of a 'Hero'? Or will it forgotten: Jim Brown, Hero-Worship, and Toxic Masculinity,"</ref> other perpetrators of rape and assault at the Playboy Mansion included [[Roman Polanski]] and [[Bill Cosby]].<ref>June, Sophia, "The Most Disturbing Secrets We Learned from the Playboy Documentary," February 2, 2022: https://www.nylon.com/life/the-most-disturbing-secrets-we-learned-from-the-playboy-documentary {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601161903/https://www.nylon.com/life/the-most-disturbing-secrets-we-learned-from-the-playboy-documentary |date=June 1, 2023 }}</ref>

In 1999, Brown was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats toward his wife Monique. According to Brown, "The only time [we] ever have an argument is during [her [[menstruation|menstrual period]]]". Later that year, he was found guilty of vandalism for smashing her car with a shovel.<ref name=saraceno_>{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Saraceno|date=April 9, 2022|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/comment/saraceno/2002-04-10-saraceno.htm|title=USATODAY.com – True manhood and perspective elude Brown|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=November 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118021124/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/comment/saraceno/2002-04-10-saraceno.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He was sentenced to three years' probation, one year of [[domestic violence]] counseling, and 400 hours of community service or 40 hours on a work crew along with a $1,800 fine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-28-me-4466-story.html|title=Spousal Abuse Trial of Jim Brown Opens|last=Mitchell|first=John L.|date=August 28, 1999|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221090917/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/28/local/me-4466|url-status=live}}</ref> Brown ignored the terms of his sentence and in 2000 was sentenced to six months in jail, which he began serving in 2002 after refusing the court-ordered counseling and [[community service]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-mar-14-me-brown14-story.html|title=Jim Brown Rejects Judge's Offer, Is Jailed in Domestic Violence Case|last=Reich|first=Kenneth|date=March 14, 2002|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221090857/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/14/local/me-brown14|url-status=live}}</ref> He was released after three months.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/stories/2002-07-03-brown.htm|title=Brown completes jail term|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=July 4, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202353/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/stories/2002-07-03-brown.htm |archive-date=February 14, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Mike|last=Freeman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iks00GgKFp8C&q=Monique&pg=PA271|title=Jim Brown: The Fierce Life of an American Hero|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|location=New York City|date=2006|page=12|isbn=9780061745942|access-date=October 21, 2022|archive-date=March 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322131820/https://books.google.com/books?id=Iks00GgKFp8C&q=Monique&pg=PA271#v=snippet&q=Monique&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>

"There is no excuse for violence," said Brown in 2015.<ref name=layden_05192023/> "There is never a justification for anyone to impose themselves on someone else. And it will always be incorrect when it comes to a man and a woman, regardless of what might have happened. You need to be man enough to take the blow. That is always the best way. Do not put your hands on a woman."<ref name=layden_05192023/>

==Personal life==
[[File:Jim Brown 2000.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.77|Brown in 2000]]
Brown married his first wife Sue Brown (née Jones) in September 1959.<ref name="Jet-1965">{{Cite journal|date=August 5, 1965|title=The Spicy Trial of Jim Brown" Grid star Denies Sex Acts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucEDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+brenda+ayres&pg=PA16|journal=Jet|page=16|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203180223/https://books.google.com/books?id=ucEDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+brenda+ayres&pg=PA16|url-status=live}}</ref> She sued for divorce in 1968, charging him with "gross neglect". Together, they had three children, twins born 1960, and a son born 1962.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=September 12, 1968|title=Jim Brown's Wife Sues For Divorce, Charges Neglect|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8zcDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+married+sue+1959&pg=PA47|journal=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|page=47|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202336/https://books.google.com/books?id=8zcDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+married+sue+1959&pg=PA47|url-status=live}}</ref> Their divorce was finalized in 1972.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=January 20, 1972|title=Jim Brown's Wife Gets Divorce; Says Brown's 'A Millionaire'|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w1sDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+divorce&pg=PA54|journal=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|page=54|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202321/https://books.google.com/books?id=w1sDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+divorce&pg=PA54|url-status=live}}</ref> Brown was ordered to pay $2,500 per month in [[alimony]] and $100 per week for [[child support]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=June 29, 1972|title=Jim Brown Ordered To Pay $2,500 A Month Alimony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FlsDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+divorce&pg=PA13|journal=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|page=13|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202339/https://books.google.com/books?id=FlsDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+divorce&pg=PA13|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 1973, Brown proposed to 18-year-old Diane Stanley, a [[Clark Atlanta University|Clark College]] student he met in [[Acapulco]], Mexico, in April of that year.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mitchell|first=Grayson|date=February 14, 1974|title=Jim Brown Talks About The Girl He Will Marry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_KUDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+diane+stanley&pg=PA19|journal=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]]|pages=19–23|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202353/https://books.google.com/books?id=_KUDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+diane+stanley&pg=PA19|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 4, 1974|title=Jim Brown's Wedding Date Set For August 3 In Philly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VJADAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+married+sue+1959&pg=PA46|journal=Jet|page=46|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202353/https://books.google.com/books?id=VJADAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+married+sue+1959&pg=PA46|url-status=live}}</ref> They broke off their engagement in 1974.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=September 19, 1974|title=Jim Brown's Fiancee Breaks Off Engagement And Returns His Ring|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xcoDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+diane+stanley+clark+university&pg=PA9|journal=Jet|page=9|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202353/https://books.google.com/books?id=xcoDAAAAMBAJ&q=jim+brown+diane+stanley+clark+university&pg=PA9|url-status=live}}</ref>

Brown married his second wife, Monique, in 1997; they had two children.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gitlin|first=Marty|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pr9xAgAAQBAJ&q=jim+brown+married+Monique+1997&pg=PA83|title=Jim Brown: Football Great & Actor|date=2014|publisher=ABDO Publishing Company|location=North Mankato, Minnesota|isbn=978-1-62968-144-3|page=83|language=en|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=February 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214202341/https://books.google.com/books?id=pr9xAgAAQBAJ&q=jim+brown+married+Monique+1997&pg=PA83|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Death==
Brown died of natural causes at the age of 87 on May 18, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles. He died with his wife by his side.<ref>{{cite news | last=Babb | first=Kent | title=Jim Brown, Hall of Fame running back and actor, dies at 87 | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=May 19, 2023 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/19/jim-brown-nfl-dead/ | access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>

Tributes from the sports world and beyond soon poured in, with former NFL running back [[Barry Sanders]] posting on Twitter that "You can't underestimate the impact Jim Brown had on the NFL." [[Emmitt Smith]], the NFL's all-time leader in [[rush (gridiron football)|rushing]] yards, wrote "He is and was a true legend in sports and in the community using his platform to help others." NFL Commissioner [[Roger Goodell]] said "Jim Brown was a gifted athlete — one of the most dominant players to ever step on any athletic field — but also a cultural figure who helped promote change." [[LeBron James]], an NBA star, wrote in tribute that "We lost a hero today. Rest in Paradise to the legend Jim Brown. I hope every black athlete takes the time to educate themselves about this incredible man and what he did to change all of our lives. We all stand on your shoulders Jim Brown." [[Barack Obama]], the 44th president and the first black president of the United States, wrote, "I was too young to remember Jim Brown's playing days, but I knew his legacy. One of the greatest football players ever, he was also an actor and activist – speaking out on civil rights, and pushing other black athletes to do the same."<ref name="AP"/><ref>{{cite web | last1=Wagoner | first1=Nick | last2=Getzenberg | first2=Alaina | last3=Keim | first3=John | last4=Pryor | first4=Brooke | last5=Thiry | first5=Lindsey | title=Jim Brown, football great and activist, dies at 87 | publisher=ESPN | date=May 19, 2023 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37685864/all-great-running-back-jim-brown-dies-87 | access-date=May 20, 2023 | archive-date=May 20, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520002937/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37685864/all-great-running-back-jim-brown-dies-87 | url-status=live }}</ref>

== In other media ==
[[Darrin Dewitt Henson]] played Brown in the 2008 sports drama ''[[The Express: The Ernie Davis Story]]''. Brown was portrayed by [[David Ajala]] in the London cast of the 2013 play ''[[One Night in Miami (play)|One Night in Miami]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clapp |first=Susannah |date=October 16, 2016 |title=One Night in Miami review – a crucible moment for black America |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/oct/16/one-night-miami-review-cassius-clay-malcolm-x-jim-brown-sam-cooke-donmar-kemp-powers |access-date=June 5, 2023 |issn=0029-7712 |archive-date=October 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018154611/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/oct/16/one-night-miami-review-cassius-clay-malcolm-x-jim-brown-sam-cooke-donmar-kemp-powers |url-status=live }}</ref> and by [[Aldis Hodge]] in the subsequent [[One Night in Miami...|2021 film adaptation of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abele |first=Robert |date=January 19, 2021 |title=A rare portrait of Black men: Aldis Hodge knows the impact of 'One Night in Miami' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2021-01-19/aldis-hodge-plays-jim-brown-one-night-in-miami |access-date=June 5, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605164334/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2021-01-19/aldis-hodge-plays-jim-brown-one-night-in-miami |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Hodge, he heard "through the grapevine" that Brown - the only subject of the film alive at the film's release - liked the film and approved of Hodge's portrayal of him.<ref>{{Cite web |title='One Night In Miami's' Aldis Hodge Heard Jim Brown Approves [Interview] |url=https://theplaylist.net/one-night-in-miami-aldis-hodge-jim-brown-20210119/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |website=theplaylist.net |date=January 19, 2021 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409182928/https://theplaylist.net/one-night-in-miami-aldis-hodge-jim-brown-20210119/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Sporting accolades==
Brown's memorable professional career led to his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971. His football accomplishments at Syracuse garnered him a berth in the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/520658415/?terms=%22jim%20brown%22%20%22college%20football%20hall%20of%20fame%22&match=1|title=Bursting With Pride|work=The South Bend Tribune|page=1|date=August 26, 1995|access-date=May 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519203531/https://www.newspapers.com/image/520658415/?terms=%22jim%20brown%22%20%22college%20football%20hall%20of%20fame%22&match=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Brown was inducted in the [[National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum|National Lacrosse Hall of Fame]] in 1983.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-brown-moran-to-e/124981195/|title=Brown, Moran to enter Lacrosse Hall of Fame|newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle|agency=Associated Press|page=4D|date=December 2, 1983|access-date=May 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519211316/https://www.newspapers.com/article/democrat-and-chronicle-brown-moran-to-e/124981195/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:1964 Cleveland Brown helmet.jpg|thumb|left|Helmet signed by Brown]]
Brown is still the only player in history to win the [[NFL Rookie of the Year]] and [[NFL Most Valuable Player Award|MVP awards]] in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=read |first=Frank SchwabSenior writer·3 min |date=2024-10-07 |title=Rookie QB Jayden Daniels isn't the NFL MVP favorite yet, but he's getting closer |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/rookie-qb-jayden-daniels-isnt-the-nfl-mvp-favorite-yet-but-hes-getting-closer-135315921.html |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> In addition to winning the [[List of NFL Most Valuable Player awards|NFL MVP]] in 1957, 1958, and 1965, Brown was named league MVP by the [[Jim Thorpe Trophy|Newspaper Enterprise Association]], [[United Press International NFL Most Valuable Player|United Press International]], [[Bert Bell Award|Maxwell Football Club]], and [[DC Touchdown Club#NFL Player of the Year awards|DC Touchdown Club]] in 1963. Brown is the only NFL player to average 100 rushing yards per game for their career.<ref>{{cite web|first=Beau|last=Troutman|title=Jim Brown has complicated, but important legacy|date=July 18, 2020|work=Holland Sentinel|url=https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/sports/2020/07/18/jim-brown-has-complicated-but-important-legacy/42794065/|access-date=May 20, 2023|archive-date=May 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520091724/https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/sports/2020/07/18/jim-brown-has-complicated-but-important-legacy/42794065/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 118 career games, he averaged 104.3 yards per game and 5.2 yards per carry; only [[Barry Sanders]] (99.8 yards per game and 5.0 yards per carry)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_per_g_career.htm |title=NFL Rushing Yards per Game Career Leaders |website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |access-date=November 22, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201133952/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_per_g_career.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> comes close to these totals. For example, Hall of Famer Walter Payton averaged 88 yards per game during his career with a 4.4 yards-per-carry average. [[Emmitt Smith]] averaged 81.2 yards per game with a 4.2 yards-per-carry average.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_career.htm |title=NFL Career Rushing Yards Leaders |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |access-date=December 18, 2010 |archive-date=April 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402081552/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_career.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Brown has held the yards-per-game and yards-per-carry (minimum 1,500 carries) records by a running back since his retirement in 1965.<ref name=":3" />

[[ESPN]]'s SportsCentury in 1999 ranked Brown fourth among their ''50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century'', trailing only [[Muhammed Ali]], [[Babe Ruth]], and [[Michael Jordan]]. That same year, ''[[The Sporting News]]'' selected him as the greatest football player of all time,<ref name=TSN/> as did the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Myers|first1=Gary|title=NFL Top 50: Jim Brown is best player in league history, edges Giants' Lawrence Taylor in Daily News' rankings (Nos. 1–10)|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-top-50-nos-1-10-jim-brown-greatest-time-article-1.2031278|access-date=July 13, 2017|work=Daily News|location=New York|date=December 3, 2014|archive-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709104050/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-top-50-nos-1-10-jim-brown-greatest-time-article-1.2031278|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 4, 2010, Brown was chosen by [[NFL Network]]'s [[NFL Films]] production ''[[The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players]]'' as the second-greatest player in NFL history, behind only [[Jerry Rice]]. In November 2019, he was one of two running backs, along with [[Walter Payton]], to be unanimously selected to the [[National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team|NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001079486/article/nfl-100-alltime-team-running-backs-revealed |title=NFL 100 All-Time Team running backs revealed |publisher=[[National Football League]] |access-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127214932/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001079486/article/nfl-100-alltime-team-running-backs-revealed |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On January 13, 2020, Brown was named the greatest college football player of all time by ESPN, during a ceremony at the [[College Football Playoff National Championship Game]] celebrating the 150th anniversary of college football.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37685864/all-great-running-back-jim-brown-dies-87 | title=All-time great running back Jim Brown dies at 87 | date=May 19, 2023 | access-date=May 19, 2023 | archive-date=May 19, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519194945/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37685864/all-great-running-back-jim-brown-dies-87 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#ff0; width:3em;"|
| AP [[NFL MVP]]
|-
| style="background:#ffe6bd; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[NFL championship]]
|-
| style="background:#e0cef2; width:3em;"|
| NFL record
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| style="width:3em;"| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
[[File:1961 Kahn's Wieners Jim Brown (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Brown in 1961]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="7"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Y/G|Rushing yards per game}} !! {{abbr|A/G|Rushing attempts per game}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/R|Yards per reception}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest reception}} !! {{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}}
|-
! style="background:#ff0;"|[[1957 NFL season|1957]] !! [[1957 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 12 || 12 || 202 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 942 || 4.7 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 78.5 || 16.8 || 69 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 9 || 16 || 55 || 3.4 || 12 || 1 || 7
|-
! style="background:#ff0;"|[[1958 NFL season|1958]] !! [[1958 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 12 || 12 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 257 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 1,527 || 5.9 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 127.3 || 21.4 || 65 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''17''' || 16 || 138 || 8.6 || 46 || 1 || 5
|-
! [[1959 NFL season|1959]] !! [[1959 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 12 || 12 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 290 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 1,329 || 4.6 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 110.8 || '''24.2''' || 70 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 14 || 24 || 190 || 7.9 || 25 || 0 || 2
|-
! [[1960 NFL season|1960]] !! [[1960 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 12 || 12 || 215 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 1,257 || 5.8 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 104.8 || 17.9 || 71 || 9 || 19 || 204 || 10.7 || 37 || 2 || '''9'''
|-
! [[1961 NFL season|1961]] !! [[1961 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 14 || 14 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''305''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| 1,408 || 4.6 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 100.6 || 21.8 || 38 || 8 || 46 || 459 || 10.0 || 77 || 2 || 6
|-
! [[1962 NFL season|1962]] !! [[1962 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 14 || 14 || 230 || 996* || 4.3 || 71.1 || 16.4 || 31 || 13 || '''47''' || '''517''' || 11.0 || 53 || '''5''' || '''9'''
|-
! [[1963 NFL season|1963]] !! [[1963 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 14 || 14 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 291 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''1,863''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''6.4''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''133.1''' || 20.8 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''80''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| 12 || 24 || 268 || '''11.2''' || '''83''' || 3 || 7
|-
! [[1964 NFL season|1964]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1964 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 14 || 14 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 280 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 1,446 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 5.2 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 103.3 || 20.0 || 71 || 7 || 36 || 340 || 9.4 || 40 || 2 || 6
|-
! style="background:#ff0;"|[[1965 NFL season|1965]] !! [[1965 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 14 || 14 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 289 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 1,544 || 5.3 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 110.3 || 20.6 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 67 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''17''' || 34 || 328 || 9.6 || 32 || 4 || 6
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJi00.htm Career] !! 118 !! 118 !! 2,359 !! 12,312 !! 5.2 !! style="background:#e0cef2;"| 104.3 !! 20.0 !! 80 !! 106 !! 262 !! 2,499 !! 9.5 !! 83 !! 20 !! 57
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Based on evidence presented from play-by-play reports of five disputed games from that season, the argument is made that Brown did in fact break the 1,000-yard barrier in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE COFFIN CORNER - 2013 - PFRA {{!}} PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL RESEARCHERS ASSOCIATION |url=https://profootballresearchers.com/coffin-corner-2013.html |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=profootballresearchers.com}}</ref>

===Postseason===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="7"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|Y/G|Rushing yards per game}} !! {{abbr|A/G|Rushing attempts per game}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !! {{abbr|Y/R|Yards per reception}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest reception}} !! {{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}}
|-
! [[1957 NFL playoffs|1957]] !! [[1957 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 1 || 1 || 20 || 69 || 3.5 || 69.0 || 20.0 || 29 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1958 NFL playoffs|1958]] !! [[1958 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 1 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 1.1 || 8.0 || 7.0 || 20 || 0 || 2 || 18 || 9.0 || 12 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1964 NFL Championship Game|1964]] !! style="background:#ffe6bd;"|[[1964 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 1 || 1 || '''27''' || '''114''' || '''4.2''' || '''114.0''' || '''27.0''' || '''46''' || 0 || '''3''' || 37 || 12.3 || 23 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[1965 NFL playoffs|1965]] !! [[1965 Cleveland Browns season|CLE]]
| 1 || 1 || 12 || 50 || '''4.2''' || 50.0 || 12.0 || 15 || 0 || '''3''' || '''44''' || '''14.7''' || '''30''' || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJi00/gamelog/post/ Career] !! 4 !! 4 !! 66 !! 241 !! 3.7 !! 60.3 !! 16.5 !! 46 !! 1 !! 8 !! 99 !! 12.4 !! 30 !! 0 !! 0
|}

== Awards and honors ==
[[File:Jim Brown Statue (29198484594).jpg|thumb|upright|Statue of Jim Brown in front of [[Huntington Bank Field]]]]

=== NFL ===
* [[List of NFL champions (1920–1969)|NFL champion]] ([[1964 NFL Championship Game|1964]])
* 3× [[NFL Most Valuable Player]] (1957, 1958, 1965)
* 3× [[The Sporting News NFL Player of the Year|''Sporting News'' NFL MVP]] (1957, 1958, 1965)
* 3× [[Jim Thorpe Trophy]] (1958, 1963, 1965)
* 3× [[United Press International NFL Most Valuable Player|UPI NFL MVP]] (1958, 1963, 1965)
* 2× [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#Joe F. Carr Trophy|Joe F. Carr Trophy]] (1958, 1965)
* 2× [[DC Touchdown Club#NFL Player of the Year awards|DC Touchdown Club NFL MVP]] (1958, 1963)
* [[Bert Bell Award]] (1963)
* [[AP NFL Rookie of the Year]] (1957)
* [[List of NFL Rookie of the Year awards#The Sporting News|''The Sporting News'' NFL Rookie of the Year]] (1957)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sporting News Rookie of the Year Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/sporting-news-rookie-of-the-year-award.htm |access-date=November 22, 2025 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[List of NFL Rookie of the Year awards#United Press International|UPI NFL Rookie of the Year]] (1957)<ref>{{Cite web |title=UPI NFL Rookie of the Year Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/nfl-upi-rookie-of-the-year-award.htm |access-date=November 22, 2025 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 8× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1957 All-Pro Team|1957]]–[[1961 All-Pro Team|1961]], [[1963 All-Pro Team|1963]]–[[1965 All-Pro Team|1965]])
* Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1962 All-Pro Team|1962]])
* 9× [[The Sporting News|''Sporting News'']] first-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1957 All-Pro Team|1957]]–[[1965 All-Pro Team|1965]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=1965 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965/allpro.htm |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 8× [[Newspaper Enterprise Association|NEA]] first-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1957 All-Pro Team|1957]]–[[1961 All-Pro Team|1961]], [[1963 All-Pro Team|1963]]–[[1965 All-Pro Team|1965]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=1964 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1964/allpro.htm |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 8× [[United Press International|UPI]] first-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1957 All-Pro Team|1957]]–[[1961 All-Pro Team|1961]], [[1963 All-Pro Team|1963]]–[[1965 All-Pro Team|1965]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=1963 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1963/allpro.htm |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[United Press International|UPI]] second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1962 All-Pro Team|1962]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=1962 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1962/allpro.htm |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 8× ''[[New York Daily News]]'' first-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1957 All-Pro Team|1957]]–[[1961 All-Pro Team|1961]], [[1963 All-Pro Team|1963]]–[[1965 All-Pro Team|1965]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=1961 NFL All-Pros |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1961/allpro.htm |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 3× [[Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl Game]] [[Most valuable player|Co-MVP]] ([[1962 Pro Bowl|1962]], [[1963 Pro Bowl|1963]], [[1966 Pro Bowl|1966]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-01 |title=The 1962 Pro Bowl |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1962_Pro_Bowl.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501163634/http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1962_Pro_Bowl.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-01 |access-date=2025-04-22 }}</ref>
* 9× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1958 Pro Bowl|1957]]–[[1966 Pro Bowl|1965]])
* 8× [[List of NFL annual rushing yards leaders|NFL rushing yards leader]] (1957–1961, 1963–1965)
* 6× NFL [[yards from scrimmage]] leader (1958, 1959, 1961, 1963–1965)<ref name=":21">{{Cite web |title=NFL Yards From Scrimmage Year-by-Year Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/yds_from_scrimmage_year_by_year.htm |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 6× NFL [[Rush (gridiron football)|rushing attempts]] leader (1958, 1959, 1961, 1963–1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Rushing Attempts Year-by-Year Leaders (since 1933) |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_att_year_by_year.htm |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 5× [[List of NFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders|NFL rushing touchdowns leader]] (1957–1959, 1963, 1965)
* 5× NFL [[All-purpose yardage|all-purpose yards]] leader (1958–1961, 1964)<ref name=":20">{{Cite web |title=NFL All-Purpose Yards Year-by-Year Leaders (since 1945) |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/all_purpose_yds_year_by_year.htm |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 5× [[National Football League|NFL]] [[Glossary of American football terms#Approximate value|approximate value]] leader (1960, 1961, 1963–1965){{efn|Leaders have been tracked since the 1960 season; The only two players to have a higher value than Brown in 1961, were [[George Blanda]] and [[Charlie Hennigan]] of the [[American Football League|AFL]].}}<ref name=":29">{{Cite web |title=NFL Approximate Value Year-by-Year Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/av_year_by_year.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 3× NFL total [[touchdown]]s leader (1958, 1959, 1963)<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=NFL Touchdowns Year-by-Year Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/all_td_year_by_year.htm |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 2× NFL [[Carry (gridiron football)|yards per rushing attempt]] leader (1963, 1964)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Yards per Rushing Attempt Year-by-Year Leaders (since 1933) |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_per_att_year_by_year.htm |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[List of NFL annual scoring leaders|NFL scoring leader]] ({{NFL Year|1958}})
* [[NFL 1960s All-Decade Team]]
* [[NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]] (first member & unanimous selection)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown first player named to NFL All-Time Team |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jim-brown-first-player-named-to-nfl-all-time-team-0ap3000001079312 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[American Football League|AFL]]-[[National Football League|NFL]] 1960–1984 All-Star Team{{efn|Chosen by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee in 1985.}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=The Associated |date=2023-05-19 |title=Jim Brown's Records |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/jim-browns-records-mcay0fzn |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":30">{{Cite web |title=2019 Official NFL 100th Season Record & Fact Book |url=https://operations.nfl.com/media/3823/2019-nfl-record-and-fact-book.pdf |access-date=April 23, 2025 |website=NFL Operations}}</ref>
* [[National Football League|NFL]] All-Time Team{{efn|Chosen by members of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee in 2000 for the book ''NFL's Greatest''.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unitas selected to lead All-Time team |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/08/02/unitas-selected-to-lead-all-time-team/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":30" />
* [[Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor]]
* [[Cleveland Browns Legends]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/legends |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.clevelandbrowns.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Cleveland Browns#Retired numbers|Cleveland Browns No. 32]] retired
* Statue in front of [[Huntington Bank Field]] (2016)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown |url=https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/items/show/1317 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Ohio Outdoor Sculpture |language=en-US}}</ref>
* To honor him, the [[Cleveland Browns]] named their Inspire Change Changemaker Award after him (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Browns name 'Inspire Change Changemaker Award' after Jim Brown, honor 2022 recipients during Week 15 vs. Ravens |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-name-inspire-change-changemaker-award-after-jim-brown-honor-2022-recipien |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.clevelandbrowns.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* To permanently honor the impact of Jim Brown in the [[National Football League|NFL]], the player with the most rushing yards each season will be presented with the [[List of NFL annual rushing yards leaders|Jim Brown Award]] (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown dies at 87: NFL recently created annual rushing award in Cleveland Browns legend's honor |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jim-brown-dies-at-87-nfl-recently-created-annual-rushing-award-in-cleveland-browns-legends-honor/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.cbssports.com}}</ref>
* In partnership with the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], the [[Cleveland Browns]] held a "[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OcnhPMBkqXY&pp=0gcJCdgAo7VqN5tD Celebration of Life]" tribute in his memory, following his [[Death|passing]] (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-03 |title=Browns, HOF honor late Jim Brown in ceremony |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38128663/browns-pro-football-hall-fame-commemorate-jim-brown |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
'''Lacrosse'''
* To honor Brown's ever-lasting influence on [[lacrosse]], the [[Premier Lacrosse League]] named its [[List of Premier Lacrosse League awards#Jim Brown Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]] award after him (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |last=PLL |date=2019-04-06 |title=PREMIER LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH LACROSSE LEGEND & NFL HALL OF FAMER JIM BROWN |url=https://premierlacrosseleague.com/articles/jimbrown#:~:text=(May%2016,%202019)%20-,after%20the%20former%20Syracuse%20star. |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Premier Lacrosse League |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Brown joined the [[Premier Lacrosse League]] as both an advisor and a champion of the PLL Assists program (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |last=PLL |date=2023-05-19 |title=Premier Lacrosse League, Paul Rabil Statements on the Passing of Jim Brown |url=https://premierlacrosseleague.com/articles/premier-lacrosse-league-paul-rabil-statements-on-the-passing-of-jim-brown |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Premier Lacrosse League |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== College ===
'''NCAA'''
* [[List of Silver Anniversary Awards recipients|Silver Anniversary Award]] (1982)<ref>{{Cite web |title=All-Time Honors Award Winners |url=https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2018/2/5/all-time-honors-award-winners.aspx |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=NCAA.org |language=en}}</ref>
'''Syracuse'''
* 10× [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] in four sports ([[American football|football]], [[basketball]], [[lacrosse]], and [[Track and field|track]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown: Powerful and Prolific, and Not Just on the Gridiron |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/Black-History-Month/2020/01/31/jim-brown-black-history-month |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=spectrumlocalnews.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Syracuse University|Syracuse]] Athlete of the Year (1956–1957)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown, Lacrosse, 1955-57 |url=https://cuse.com/sports/2006/9/26/brownlaxbio |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Syracuse Orange]] Ring of Honor (2020)<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Orange Ring of Honor |url=https://cuse.com/news/2022/2/7/general-orange-ring-of-honor |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[George Arents|Arents]] Award for excellence in athletics and social activism (2016)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown Named 2016 Arents Award Recipient |url=https://cuse.com/news/2016/8/17/football-jim-brown-named-2016-arents-award-recipient |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* Statue at [https://cuse.com/news/2015/5/19/FB_0519150447 Plaza 44] outside the [[Syracuse Orange football#Facilities|Ensley Athletic Center]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legends Honored at Plaza 44 |url=https://cuse.com/news/2015/11/14/FB_1114150948 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

'''Football'''
* [[Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy]] ([[1956 Syracuse Orangemen football team|1956]])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-18 |title=ORANGE WATCH: Syracuse football in the hunt for a revived Lambert Trophy |url=https://n.rivals.com/news/orange-watch-syracuse-football-in-the-hunt-for-a-revived-lambert-trophy |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=syracuse.rivals.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-12 |title=New York, NY- Syracuse All-American Jimmy Brown and university... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/new-york-ny-syracuse-all-american-jimmy-brown-and-news-photo/515449864 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl]] Co-MVP ([[1957 Cotton Bowl Classic|1957]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown, Football, 1954-56 |url=https://cuse.com/sports/2005/11/8/jimbrown44bio |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Chicago Charities College All-Star Game|College All-Star Game]] Team (1957)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orange in All-Star Games |url=https://cuse.com/sports/2008/1/25/orangeinallstargames |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
** [[Associated Press|AP]] first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
** [[American Football Coaches Association|AFCA]] [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
** [[Football Writers Association of America|FWAA]] [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
** [[Newspaper Enterprise Association|NEA]] first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
** [[United Press International|UPI]] first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
** [[International News Service|INS]] first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
** ''[[Collier's]]'' first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
** [[Central Press Association|CPA]] first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
** [[Walter Camp|WC]] [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1956 College Football All-America Team|1956]])
* [[International News Service|INS]] second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1955 College Football All-America Team|1955]])
* [[Associated Press|AP]] third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1955 College Football All-America Team|1955]])
* [[Newspaper Enterprise Association|NEA]] third-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1955 College Football All-America Team|1955]])
* 2× Unanimous first-team All-[[Eastern College Athletic Conference|Eastern]] ([[1955 All-Eastern football team|1955]], [[1956 All-Eastern football team|1956]])
** 2× [[Associated Press|AP]] first-team All-[[Eastern College Athletic Conference|Eastern]] ([[1955 All-Eastern football team|1955]], [[1956 All-Eastern football team|1956]])
** 2× [[United Press International|UPI]] first-team All-[[Eastern College Athletic Conference|Eastern]] ([[1955 All-Eastern football team|1955]], [[1956 All-Eastern football team|1956]])
** 2× [[International News Service|INS]] First-team All-[[Eastern College Athletic Conference|Eastern]] ([[1955 All-Eastern football team|1955]], [[1956 All-Eastern football team|1956]])
* [[List of NCAA major college football yearly rushing leaders#Rushing leaders since 1937|NCAA rushing touchdowns co-leader]] (1956)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown dead at 87 {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2023/pro-football-hall-of-famer-jim-brown,-football-s-greatest-player,-dies/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=pfhof |language=en}}</ref>
* [[List of NCAA major college football yearly punt and kickoff return leaders|NCAA average kickoff return yards leader]] (1955)<ref name=":5" />
* [[Walter Camp Football Foundation#Running backs|Walter Camp All-Time All-American]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carbone |first=Al |title=Celebrating College Football 150 — Walter Camp’s All-Time All-America Team – Walter Camp Football Foundation |url=https://waltercamp.org/celebrating-college-football-150-walter-camps-all-time-all-america-team/ |access-date=November 23, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Walter Camp Football Foundation#All-Century Team|Walter Camp All-Century Team]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Century Team – Walter Camp Football Foundation |url=https://waltercamp.org/awards/all-century-team/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Syracuse Football All-Century Team|Syracuse All-Century Team]]
* [[Syracuse Orange football#Retired numbers|Syracuse Orange No. 44]] retired
* To honor Jim Brown, the [[Touchdown Club of Columbus]] awards the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s top running back with the [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#Jim Brown Trophy|Jim Brown Trophy]] (1991)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Touchdown Club of Columbus |url=http://www.tdccolumbus.com/#awards |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.tdccolumbus.com}}</ref>

'''Lacrosse'''
* [[Coaches Poll]] [[Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse|National Champion]] (1957) (undefeated perfect 10–0 season)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Syracuse's Championship History Honored With Bobblehead |url=https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/syracuse-s-championship-history-honored-with-bobblehead/50640 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.insidelacrosse.com}}</ref>
* First-team [[All-America]]n ([https://static.usila.org/custompages/AllAmericanPDFs/1957_AA.pdf 1957])<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Men's Lacrosse All Americans (by year) |url=https://cuse.com/sports/2008/6/9/mlaxallamericans |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* Second-team [[All-America]]n ([https://static.usila.org/custompages/AllAmericanPDFs/1956_AA.pdf 1956])<ref name=":4" />
* [[USILA Senior All Star Game|North–South All-Star Game]] Champion ([https://static.usila.org/custompages/North_South_Reviews/1957-all.pdf 1957])
* [[College lacrosse|NCAA]] [[Goal (sports)|goalscoring]] co-leader with 43 goals (1957)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-20 |title=Hall of Famer Jim Brown Passes Away |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/draft-news/news/hall-of-famer-jim-brown-passes-away |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=NFL Draft On SI |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame |url=https://scarletknights.com/sports/2017/6/11/trads-hall-of-fame-alpha-html.aspx |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Rutgers University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

'''Track and field'''
* Fifth place at the [[USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships]] – [[Decathlon]] ([[1955 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|1955]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of US Nationals Results: Decathlon - Men |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/history-of-us-nationals-results-decathlon-men/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Track & Field News |language=en-US}}</ref>
** First place – [[Discus throw]] ({{convert|143|ft|4.5|in|m|abbr=on}})<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-23 |title=Once Upon a Time in the Vest: V 13 N. 52 That 1955 National AAU Decathlon |url=https://onceuponatimeinthevest.blogspot.com/2023/05/v-13-n-52-that-1955-national-aau.html?m=1 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Once Upon a Time in the Vest}}</ref>
* [[Combined track and field events|Dual Meet]] Champion vs [[Colgate University|Colgate]] (May 18, 1957)<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Daily Illini 21 May 1957 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections |url=https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=DIL19570521.1.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=idnc.library.illinois.edu}}</ref>
** [[High jump]] champion<ref name=":6" />
** [[Discus throw]] champion<ref name=":6" />

=== High school ===
'''Manhasset High School'''
* 13× [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] in five sports ([[American football|football]], [[basketball]], [[baseball]], [[lacrosse]], and [[Track and field|track]])<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vecsey |first=George |date=1984-03-19 |title=Jim Brown's Best Sport |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/19/sports/jim-brown-s-best-sport.html |access-date=2025-04-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [https://www.profootballhof.com/connect/hometown-hall-of-famers-program/ Hometown Hall of Famers] Plaque (2013)<ref>{{Cite web |title="Hometown Hall of Famers™" Plaque Honors Jim Brown in Manhasset, N.Y. {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2013/05/news-hometown-hall-of-famers-plaque-honors-jim-brown-in-manhasset-n-y/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=pfhof |language=en}}</ref>
'''Track and field'''
* [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] [[high jump]] champion (1952)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legend Jim Brown '57 Passes Away |url=https://cuse.com/news/2023/5/19/football-legend-jim-brown-57-passes-away |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Combined track and field events|Dual-meet]] champion vs [[North Shore High School (New York)#History|Sea Cliff High School]] (May 21, 1952)<ref name=":13" />
** [[High jump]] champion<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |title=Sea Cliff Bows To Manhasset |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19520522-01.1.11&srpos=64&e=-------en-20-ndrs-61--txt-txIN-Jim+brown+Nassau+county+high+jump--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref>
** [[Discus throw]] champion<ref name=":13" />
* [[Combined track and field events|Dual-Meet Event]] vs [[East Rockaway High School]] (June 4, 1951)<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |title=Rocks Down Indians, 60-44 |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19510605-01.1.13&srpos=48&e=-------en-20-ndrs-41--txt-txIN-Jim+brown+manhasset+track+and+field--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref>
** [[Discus throw]] champion<ref name=":16" />
* [[Combined track and field events|Dual-meet event]] vs [[Hicksville High School (New York)|Hicksville High School]] (May 23, 1951)<ref name=":14" />
** [[4 × 200 metres relay|880 yard relay]] champion<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |title=Comets Score In Track Test With Indians |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19510524-01.1.13&srpos=60&e=-------en-20-ndrs-41--txt-txIN-Jim+brown+Nassau+county+high+jump--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref>
* [[Combined track and field events|Tri-Meet Event]] vs [[John L. Miller Great Neck North High School#History|Great Neck High School]] and [[Roslyn High School]] (May 9, 1951)<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |title=Great Neck Wins On Track |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19510510-01.1.13&srpos=40&e=-------en-20-ndrs-21--txt-txIN-Jim+brown+manhasset+track+and+field--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref>
** [[High jump]] champion<ref name=":15" />
'''Lacrosse'''
* 4× [[Manhasset Secondary School#Athletics|Woodstick Classic]] Champion (1950–1953)<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Rivalry on Pause: No Woodstick Classic for First Time Since 1935 |url=https://www.usalacrosse.com/magazine/rivalry-pause-no-woodstick-classic-first-time-1935 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=USA Lacrosse |language=en}}</ref>
* [https://blaxeight.net/tournaments/county_champs.php#notes Long Island-Metropolitan Lacrosse Conference]
** [[Syracuse University]] Trophy ([[Most valuable player|MVP]]) (1952)<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Manhasset's Jim Brown Picked Most Valuable |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19520529-01.1.14&srpos=284&e=-------en-20-ndrs-281--txt-txIN-Jim+brown+all+scholastic--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref>
** 3× First-team All-Conference All-Star (1951–1953)<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Devils Travel To Manhasset |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19520402-01.1.16&srpos=90&e=-------en-20-ndrs-81--txt-txIN-Jim+brown+all+scholastic--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown Lacrosse |url=https://www.lacrosse-information.com/jim-brown-lacrosse.html |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.lacrosse-information.com}}</ref>
'''Baseball'''
* Threw two [[no-hitter]]s<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown |url=http://www.orangehoops.org/jbrown.htm |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.orangehoops.org}}</ref>
'''Football'''
* Double A Conference Co-Champion (1952) (undefeated)<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Mepham, Oyster Bay Dominated Nassau High School Sports |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19521231-01.1.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- |access-date=April 20, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite web |title=Brown 'Held' To 24 Points |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19521110-01.1.20&srpos=50&e=-------en-20-ndrs-41--txt-txIN-Jim+brown+manhasset+track+and+field--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref>
* [[Tom Thorp]] Memorial Award ([[Most valuable player|MVP]])(1952)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown inducted into NYSPHAA Hall of Fame |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/jim-brown-inducted-into-nysphaa-hall-of-fame-17363959 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.clevelandbrowns.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2× [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] first-team All-Scholastic (1951, 1952)<ref>{{Cite web |title=1951 All-Scholastic |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19511129-01.1.10&srpos=13&e=-------en-20-ndrs-1--txt-txIN-1951+conference+all%252Dstar--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1952 Nassau All-Scholastic |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19521128-01.1.13&srpos=9&e=-------en-20-ndrs-1--txt-txIN-Jim+brown+manhasset+scholastic--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref><ref name=":8" />
* 2× [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] [[American football|football]] [[American football rules#Scoring|scoring]] leader (1951, 1952)<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":19">{{Cite web |title=Walsh Fears Injury Jinx |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19520916-01.1.15&srpos=10&e=-------en-20-ndrs-1--txt-txIN-Jim+brown+Nassau+county+high+jump--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref><ref name=":17" />
'''Basketball'''
* 2× First-team All-[[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] (1952, 1953)<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=History of All-Nassau basketball teams |url=https://lihistory.nyhighschoolbasketball.com/linked/all_li_teams.htm |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=lihistory.nyhighschoolbasketball.com}}</ref>
* All-[[Nassau County, New York|Nassau]] Team Honorable Mention (1951) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Alcock Sparks Hicksville To 73-53 Victory |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19511205-01.1.16&srpos=92&e=-------en-20-ndrs-81--txt-txIN-Jim+brown+all+scholastic--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref><ref name=":10" />
* 2× [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] [[Basketball scorekeeping|scoring]] leader (1952, 1953)<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=Nassau County single season scoring leaders |url=https://lihistory.nyhighschoolbasketball.com/linked/scoring.htm |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=lihistory.nyhighschoolbasketball.com}}</ref>
* ''[[Newsday]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Long Island]] 1950s All-Decade Team<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Long Island's All-Decade Boys Basketball Team of the 1950s |url=https://www.footboom1.com/en/news/basketball/2406419-long-island-s-all-decade-boys-basketball-team-of-the-1950s |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.footboom1.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sarra |first=Gregg |date=2025-02-28 |title=Newsday's Long Island All-Decade boys basketball players: The 1950s |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/high-school/boys-basketball/1950s-long-island-best-basketball-players-rn3y1nun |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] single season record 38.1 [[Points per game|ppg]] scoring average (1953)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mangano: Nassau County High School Athletics Hall Of Fame To Be Established |url=https://www.longisland.com/news/06-24-15/nassau-county-hs-athletics-hof.html |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=LongIsland.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nassau County single season scoring leaders |url=https://lihistory.nyhighschoolbasketball.com/linked/30_ppg._scoring_avg..htm |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=lihistory.nyhighschoolbasketball.com}}</ref>
* Only player in [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] history to score 50+ points in consecutive games (1952)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brown Shatters Record Again With 55 Tallies |url=https://www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=ndrs19521211-01.1.16&srpos=10&e=-------en-20-ndrs-1--txt-txIN-Jim+Brown+Manhasset+All%252DStar--------- |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=NYS Historic Newspapers}}</ref><ref name=":9" />

=== Halls of fame ===
* [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] – Class of 1971<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/jim-brown/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=pfhof |language=en}}</ref>
* [[College Football Hall of Fame]] – Class of 1995<ref>{{Cite news |title=Inductee {{!}} James Nathaniel Brown 1995 |url=https://www.cfbhall.com/inductees/jim-brown-1995/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250124190453/https://www.cfbhall.com/inductees/jim-brown-1995/ |archive-date=2025-01-24 |access-date=2025-04-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum|National Lacrosse Hall of Fame]] – Class of 1983<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Member Jim Brown Dies |url=https://www.usalacrosse.com/magazine/misc/national-lacrosse-hall-fame-member-jim-brown-dies |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=USA Lacrosse |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Helms Athletic Foundation Pro Football Hall of Fame]] – Class of 1967
* [https://nysphsaa.org/hof.aspx NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame] – Class of 2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown to be Inducted into NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame |url=https://cuse.com/news/2016/6/30/football-jim-brown-to-be-inducted-into-nysphsaa-hall-of-fame |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [https://www.cottonbowl.com/sports/2019/9/3/hall-of-fame-landing-page.aspx Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame] – Class of 1998<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=Remembering Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Famer Jim Brown |url=https://www.cottonbowl.com/news/2023/5/20/cotton-bowl-classic-memorials-remembering-cotton-bowl-classic-hall-of-famer-jim-brown |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic |language=en}}</ref>
* [https://armyrotc.army.mil/hall-of-fame/ U.S. Army ROTC Hall of Fame] – Class of 2016<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown Inducted into U.S. Army ROTC Hall of Fame |url=https://cuse.com/news/2016/6/10/football-jim-brown-inducted-into-us-army-rotc-hall-of-fame.aspx |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [https://nhsfootballhof.com/ National High School Football Hall of Fame] – Inaugural Class of 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weaver |first=Tim |title=22 named to inaugural class of the National High School Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.usatodayhss.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/05/24/22-named-to-inaugural-class-of-the-national-high-school-football-hall-of-fame/76235136007/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=USA TODAY High School Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [https://secviii.org/hall-of-fame/ Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame] – Inaugural Class of 2015<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bellissimo |first=Tony |date=2015-07-21 |title=Nassau County sports HOF established |url=https://liherald.com/stories/nassau-county-sports-hof-established,69567 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Herald Community Newspapers |language=en}}</ref>
* [https://limetrolax.org/hall-of-fame/?amp Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Hall of Fame] – Class of 1987<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-02 |title=Hall of Famers |url=https://limetrolax.org/hall-of-fame/hall-of-famers/?amp |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=LONG ISLAND METRO LACROSSE FOUNDATION |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Long Island Sports Hall of Fame]] – Inaugural Class of 1984<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sports Briefs - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/09/21/Sports-Briefs/6117464587200/#google_vignette |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>
* [http://www.manhassetlacrossehof.com/ Manhasset Lacrosse Hall of Fame] – Inaugural Class of [http://www.manhassetlacrossehof.com/pdf/20th_Annual_HOF_Induction_Dinner_Biographies.pdf 1989]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Manhasset |date=2018-04-25 |title=Manhasset Lacrosse Hall Of Fame |url=https://www.longislandpress.com/2018/04/25/manhasset-lacrosse-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.longislandpress.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [https://ohshof.com/ Ohio Sports Hall of Fame] – Inaugural Class of 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fame |first=Ohio Sports Hall of |title=Ohio Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://ohshof.com/class-of-2024 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Ohio Sports Hall of Fame |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Media ===
* [[Philadelphia Sports Writers Association]] Athlete of the Year (1958)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-21 |title=PSWA History |url=https://phillysportswriters.com/pswa-history/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2× [[ESPN]] American Athlete of the Year (1958, 1959)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-16 |title=The Best American Athlete Championship Belt |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/17303175/best-american-athlete-championship-belt-best-athlete-sports-history-michael-jordan-michael-phelps-babe-ruth-tiger-woods-united-states |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Hickok Belt]] (1964)
* [[National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award]] (1982)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-15 |title=George Bodenheimer to Receive NFF Distinguished American Award |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2012/5/15/_51549.aspx |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=National Football Foundation |language=en}}</ref>
* [[NAACP Image Awards]] – [[NAACP Image Award – Jackie Robinson Sports Award|Jackie Robinson Sports Award]] (1997)
* [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#TDC Lifetime Achievement Award|TDC Lifetime Achievement Award]] (1997)
* [[NFL Alumni#NFL Alumni Order of the Leather Helmet|NFL Alumni Order of the Leather Helmet]] (1998)
* Ranked #4 on [[ESPN]] [[SportsCentury#SportsCentury: Top 50 American Athletes of the 20th Century (Original series)|''SportsCentury'': Top 50 North American Athletes of the 20th Century]] (1999)<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com: Top N. American athletes of the century |url=https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/athletes.html |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.espn.com}}</ref>
* ''[[Associated Press]]''' Greatest Football Player of the 20th Century (1999)<ref name=":33" />
* [[The Sporting News|''Sporting News'']]' Greatest Football Player of All Time (1999)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-20 |title=Jim Brown in 1999 on The Sporting News ranking him 'Football's Greatest Player': 'I think about attitude' {{!}} Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/jim-brown-ranking-sporting-news-football-100-greatest-players/dibxaqf9n8yfb9fozrtgidz8 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
* [https://www.clevelandsports.org/ Greater Cleveland Sports Commission] – Lifetime Achievement Award (2002) (inaugural recipient)<ref>{{Cite web |title=25th Greater Cleveland Sports Awards {{!}} Greater Cleveland Sports Commission {{!}} Cleveland, OH |url=https://www.clevelandsports.org/events/2025/02/06/25th-greater-cleveland-sports-awards/lifetime-achievement-award |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=www.clevelandsports.org |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''<nowiki/>'s Greatest College Athlete of All Time (2006)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-07-03 |title=Top 15 Greatest College Athletes |url=https://www.si.com/uncategorized/2006/07/03/03top-15-greatest-college-athletes |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=SI |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-07-10 |title=Monday's Chalktalk - July 10 |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2006/7/10/_51020.aspx |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=National Football Foundation |language=en}}</ref>
* [[MaxPreps]]' Greatest [[New York (state)|New York]] Male High School Athlete (2009)<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York: Manhasset's Jim Brown Leads Fab Four |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/m/news/pGbHYX47Ed6OEwAcxJTdpg/new-york-manhassets-jim-brown-leads-fab-four.htm |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.maxpreps.com}}</ref>
* Ranked #2 on [[NFL Network]] [[The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players|The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players of All Time]] (2010)<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=orZGS36ntzs |title=The Top 100 NFLs Greatest Players: #2 Jim Brown |date=2022-02-17 |last=MoeDee's Basketball |access-date=2025-04-20 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
* [[Tewaaraton Award#Tewaaraton Legend Award|Tewaaraton Legend Award]] (2011) (inaugural recipient)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown Named First Tewaaraton Legend |url=https://cuse.com/news/2011/6/1/MLAX_0601110029 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [https://www.smu.edu/doakwalkeraward/legendsaward PwC Doak Walker Legends Award] (2012)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown Honored with Doak Walker Legends Award |url=https://cuse.com/news/2012/11/2/FB_1102122310 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Syracuse University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] Sports Legacy Award (2013)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grizzlies to honor Patrick Ewing, Elgin Baylor and Jim Brown as part of the 11th Annual MLK, Jr. Day Celebration {{!}} Memphis Grizzlies |url=https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/11th-annual-mlk-jr-celebration-game-130107 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[Civil Rights Game#Beacon Awards|Beacon of Hope Award]] (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-01-20 |title=Angelou, Gordy, Jim Brown to receive MLB honors |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story?id=10321340&src=desktop |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [https://haroldpumpfoundation.com/ Harold & Carole Pump Foundation] – Lifetime Achievement Award (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lifetime Achievement Award Honorees |url=https://haroldpumpfoundation.com/index.php/events/lifetime-achievement-award-honorees |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Harold & Carole Pump Foundation |language=en-gb}}</ref>
* [[Muhammad Ali]] Lifetime Humanitarian Achievement Award (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-28 |title=NFL great Brown given Ali humanitarian award |url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/11602533/jim-brown-receives-muhammad-ali-humanitarian-award |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''[[New York Daily News]]''' Greatest Football Player of All Time (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Myers |first=Gary |date=2014-12-03 |title=NFL Top 50: Jim Brown is best player in league history, edges Giants' Lawrence Taylor in Daily News' rankings (Nos. 1-10) |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2014/12/03/nfl-top-50-jim-brown-is-best-player-in-league-history-edges-giants-lawrence-taylor-in-daily-news-rankings-nos-1-10/ |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Sports Illustrated#Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award|''Sports Illustrated''<nowiki/>'s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award]] (2016)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown and Bill Russell to Receive the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award {{!}} Los Angeles Lakers |url=https://www.nba.com/lakers/releases/161130-kareem-si-legacy-award |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [https://www.harlemlacrosse.org/ Harlem Lacrosse] – Trailblazer Award (2017) (inaugural recipient)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harlem Lacrosse to Honor Jim Brown at Annual Benefit |url=https://www.usalacrosse.com/magazine/harlem-lacrosse-honor-jim-brown-annual-benefit |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=USA Lacrosse |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bleacher Report]]'s Greatest Athlete of All Time (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farrand |first=Greg |title=The Top Ten Athletes Of All Time |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/53310-the-top-ten-athletes-of-all-time |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=bleacherreport.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bleacher Report]]'s [[National Football League|NFL]] All-Time Team (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lufrano |first=Adam |title=Looking Back on Football's Greatest Players: The All-Time NFL Offense |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1045465-looking-back-on-footballs-greatest-players-the-all-time-nfl-offense |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=bleacherreport.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[ESPN]] First Team All-Time [[All-America|All-American]] (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 26, 2019 |title=The All-Time All-America team for college football's 150th anniversary |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/28356861/the-all-all-america-team-college-football-150th-anniversary |access-date=November 23, 2025 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[MaxPreps]]' Greatest All-Around High School Athlete of All Time (2019)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 50 greatest high school all-around athletes of all-time |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/m/news/wJbJkwQyzEy1QDjEZOCzLQ/top-50-greatest-high-school-all-around-athletes-of-all-time.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=www.maxpreps.com}}</ref>
* Named The Greatest College Football Player of All Time by [[ESPN]] (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-14 |title=The 150 greatest players in college football history: Jim Brown is No. 1 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/page/cfb150players/the-150-greatest-players-college-football-150-year-history |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[ESPN]]'s Greatest Running Back of All Time (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=The NFL's GOAT at every offensive position: Why a panel of experts judged Jim Brown the best running back ever |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34302023/greatest-nfl-players-ever-every-offensive-position-picking-goat-quarterback-running-back-receiver-offensive-tackle |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Acting career ===
* [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture]] – [[El Condor (film)|''El Condor'']] (1970)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Image Awards (NAACP) (1970) |url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0000345/1970/1/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Nominations'''
* [[Laurel Awards]]
** Male New Face (1968)<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |title=Laurel Awards (1968) |url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0000394/1968/1/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>
** Male Supporting Performance – ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' (1968)<ref name=":18" />
* [[MTV Movie & TV Awards]]
** Best Fight: Jim Brown vs. Alien – ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' ([[1997 MTV Movie Awards#Best Fight|1997]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=MTV Movie + TV Awards (1997) |url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0000453/1997/1/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Records ==
''For details regarding [[National Football League|NFL]] and [[Cleveland Browns]] team records at the time of his retirement, please refer to the ‘Career Highlights’ tab on his page at the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] website, available [https://www.profootballhof.com/players/jim-brown/ here]''

=== NFL records ===
* First player in history with 300 rush attempts in a season: 305 (1961)<ref name=":23" />
* First player in history to rush for 1,500 yards in a season: 1,527 (1958)<ref name=":23" />
* First player in history with 2,000 yards from scrimmage in a season: 2,131 (1963)<ref name=":23" />
* First player in history to reach 100 career rushing touchdowns (1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown, Syracuse football and lacrosse star turned NFL legend, passes away {{!}} NCAA.com |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2023-05-19/jim-brown-syracuse-football-and-lacrosse-star-turned-nfl-legend-passes-away?amp |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.ncaa.com |language=en}}</ref>
* First player in history to reach 10,000 career rushing yards (1964)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Derrick Henry reaches 10,000 career rushing yards; will Ravens RB be last NFL player to hit milestone? |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/derrick-henry-reaches-10000-career-rushing-yards-will-ravens-rb-be-last-nfl-player-to-hit-milestone/amp/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.cbssports.com}}</ref>
* Fewest games to reach 12,000 career rushing yards: 115<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milestones |first=Bleacher Report |title=Adrian Peterson Aiming to Become 4th-Quickest to 12,000 Career Rushing Yards |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2739835-adrian-peterson-aiming-to-become-4th-quickest-to-12000-career-rushing-yards |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>
* Career rushing yards per game: 104.3<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Rushing Yards per Game Career Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_per_g_career.htm |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Career yards per rushing attempt by a running back (minimum 1,500 carries): 5.22<ref>{{Cite web |title=Which Rb With At Least 1500 Career Carries Has The Highest Average Per Carry |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/which-rb-with-at-least-1500-career-carries-has-the-highest-average-per-carry |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=StatMuse |language=en}}</ref>
* Yards per rushing attempt in a season (minimum 200 attempts): 6.4 (1963)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Yards Per Carry By Running Back Single Season Minimum 200 Attempts |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-yards-per-carry-by-running-back-single-season-minimum-200-attempts |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=StatMuse |language=en}}</ref>
* Most seasons leading the NFL in rushing touchdowns: 5 (1957–1959, 1963, 1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Rushing Touchdowns Year-by-Year Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_td_year_by_year.htm |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Most seasons leading the NFL in rushing yards: 8 (1957–1961, 1963–1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Yearly Rushing Yards Leaders {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-rushing-yards |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Most consecutive seasons leading the NFL in rushing yards: 5 (1957–1961)<ref name=":23">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=Jim Brown's Records |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-jim-brown-d4076095fc8492fbe3867ed8804ef62a |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* Most seasons leading the NFL in all-purpose yards: 5 (1958–1961, 1964)<ref name=":20" />
* Most consecutive seasons leading the NFL in all-purpose yards: 4 (1958–1961)<ref name=":20" />
* Most seasons leading the NFL in yards from scrimmage: 6 (1958, 1959, 1961, 1963–1965)<ref name=":21" />
* Most seasons leading the NFL in rushing attempts: 6 (1958, 1959, 1961, 1963–1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Yearly Rushing Attempts Leaders {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-rushing-attempts |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Career average approximate value per season: 20.33{{efn|Stat has only been tracked for the last six seasons of his career.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Approximate Value Career Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/av_career.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Pro-Football-Reference.com" />
* Most seasons leading the NFL in approximate value: 5 (1960, 1961, 1963–1965)<ref name=":29" />
* Most consecutive seasons leading the NFL in approximate value: 3 (1963–1965) (tied with [[Alan Page]] and [[Steve Young]])<ref name=":29" />
* Most seasons averaging 100+ yards per game: 7 (1958–1961, 1963–1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Seasons Averaging 100 Rushing Yards Per Game |url=https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/most-seasons-averaging-100-rushing-yards-per-game |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=StatMuse |language=en}}</ref>
* Most consecutive seasons averaging 100 yards per game: 4 (1958–1961)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Rushing Yards per Game Year-by-Year Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_per_g_year_by_year.htm |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Most games with 4+ touchdowns: 6<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown - Greatest running back in football history |url=https://cleveland101.com/cleveland-101-sports/jim-brown-greatest-running-back-football-history/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Cleveland 101 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[List of NFL individual records#Rushing touchdowns|Most rushing touchdowns in a single half]]: 4 (November 18, 1962) (tied with [[Roland Hooks]], [[Chuck Muncie]], [[Eric Dickerson]], [[Shaun Alexander]], [[Priest Holmes]], and [[Doug Martin (running back)|Doug Martin]])<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Mike |date=2024-07-17 |title=10 NFL Rookies With the Most Rushing Yards in a Game |url=https://www.givemesport.com/most-rushing-yards-game-nfl-rookie/#:~:text=On%20November%204,%202012,%20Doug,his%20team's%2042-32%20victory. |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=GiveMeSport |language=en}}</ref>

=== Browns franchise records ===
* Points scored in a season: 126 (1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Single-Season Scoring Summary Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/single-season-scoring.htm |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Career total touchdowns: 126<ref name=":1" />
* Most seasons leading the team in total touchdowns: 7 (1957–1959, 1961, 1963–1965){{efn|Co-led the team with [[Bobby Mitchell]] in 1961.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Yearly Scoring Leaders {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/cleveland-browns/leaders/yearly-scoring-touchdowns |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Total touchdowns in a season: 21 (1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Single Season Scoring Leaders {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/cleveland-browns/leaders/season-scoring-touchdowns |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Career rushing touchdowns: 106<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Career Rushing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/career-rushing.htm |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Most seasons leading the team in rushing touchdowns: 9 (1957–1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=1959 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1959.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":27">{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Yearly Rushing Leaders – Yearly Rushing Touchdowns {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/cleveland-browns/leaders/yearly-rushing-touchdowns |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Most consecutive seasons leading the team in rushing touchdowns: 9 (1957–1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=1960 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1960.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":27" />
* Rushing touchdowns in a season: 17 (1958, 1965)<ref name=":2" />
* Rushing touchdowns in a game: 5 (November 1, 1959)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Rushing Touchdowns Single Game Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_td_single_game.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Career rushing yards: 12,312<ref name=":0" />
* Most seasons leading the team in rushing yards: 9 (1957–1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=1961 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1961.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":28">{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Yearly Rushing Leaders – Yearly Rushing Yards {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/cleveland-browns/leaders/yearly-rushing-yards |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Most consecutive seasons leading the team in rushing yards: 9 (1957–1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=1962 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1962.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":28" />
* Rushing yards in a season: 1,863 (1963)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Single-Season Rushing Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/single-season-rushing.htm |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* Career all-purpose yards: 15,459<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/front-office-roster/jim-brown#:~:text=Brown%20owns%20team%20records%20for,1,000%20yard%20seasons%20(seven). |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=www.clevelandbrowns.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Most seasons leading the team in all-purpose yards: 9 (1957–1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=1963 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1963.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Most consecutive seasons leading the team in all-purpose yards: 9 (1957–1965)<ref>{{Cite web |title=1964 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1964.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Career yards from scrimmage: 14,811<ref name="Pro-Football-Reference.com" />
* Most seasons leading the team in yards from scrimmage: 9 (1957–1965)<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |title=1965 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1965.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Most consecutive seasons leading the team in yards from scrimmage: 9 (1957–1965)<ref name=":25" />
* Yards from scrimmage in a season: 2,131 (1963)<ref name=":24">{{Cite web |title=1963 Cleveland Browns Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/1963.htm |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Career rush attempts: 2,359<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Career Rushing Leaders {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/cleveland-browns/leaders/career-rushing-attempts |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Career rushing yards per attempt: 5.22<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Career Rushing Leaders – Rushing Average {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/cleveland-browns/leaders/career-rushing-average |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Most seasons leading the team in yards per rush attempt: 7 (1957, 1958, 1960, 1962–1965)<ref name=":26">{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Yearly Rushing Leaders – Yearly Rush Attempts {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/cleveland-browns/leaders/yearly-rushing-average |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Yards per rush attempt in a season: 6.4 (1963)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Browns Single Season Rushing Leaders {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/cleveland-browns/leaders/season-rushing-average |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Most seasons with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards: 9 (1957–1965)<ref name="Pro-Football-Reference.com" />
* Most consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards: 9 (1957–1965)<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown Football Statistics {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/jim-brown-brownji03 |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Most seasons with at least 1,000 yards from scrimmage: 9 (1957–1965)<ref name="Pro-Football-Reference.com" />
* Most consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 yards from scrimmage: 9 (1957–1965)<ref name=":32" />
* Most seasons with at least 12 rushing touchdowns: 5 (1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965)<ref name=":27" />
* Most seasons with at least 1,000 rushing yards: 7{{efn|Based on evidence presented from play-by-play reports of five disputed games from that season, the argument is made that Brown did in fact break the 1,000-yard barrier in 1962, making it 8 consecutive 1,000 yard rushing seasons from 1958–1965.}}  (1958–1961, 1963–1965)<ref name=":1" />
* Most seasons with at least 1,500 rushing yards: 3 (1958, 1963, 1965)<ref name=":28" />
* Most consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 rushing yards: 4 (1958–1961) (tied with [[Nick Chubb]])<ref name=":28" />
* Most seasons with at least 200 rush attempts: 9 (1957–1965)<ref name=":32" />
* Most consecutive seasons with at least 200 rush attempts: 9 (1957–1965)<ref name=":32" />
* Career games with at least 100 rushing yards: 58<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown 100-Yard Rushing Games {{!}} The Football Database |url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/jim-brown-brownji03/100-yard-rushing-games |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Consecutive games scoring a touchdown: 10 (1965)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Brown 1965 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrowJi00/gamelog/1965/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Browns NFL Championship records{{efn|Not including [[All-America Football Conference playoffs|AAFC Championship]] game team stats and records.}} ===
* Career rushing yards: 233<ref name="Pro-Football-Reference.com" />
* Rushing yards in a championship game: 114 (1964)<ref name=":31" />
* Yards from scrimmage in a championship game: 151 (1964)<ref name=":31" />
* Career rush attempts: 59<ref name="Pro-Football-Reference.com" />
* Rush attempts in a championship game: 27 (1964)<ref name=":31" />

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Rio Conchos (film)|Rio Conchos]]'' || Sergeant Franklyn || First film<ref name="TVG"/><ref name="USA1">{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=Mike |title=Jim Brown was a Hollywood legend, an activist and highly flawed. 'I do what I want to do' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2023/05/19/jim-brown-hollywood-legend-activist-nfl-legend/70237611007/ |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=USA Today |date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523153708/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2023/05/19/jim-brown-hollywood-legend-activist-nfl-legend/70237611007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Valentine's Day (TV series)|Valentine's Day]]'' || Himself || 1 episode
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1967 || ''[[I Spy (1965 TV series)|I Spy]]'' || Tommy || Episode: "Cops and Robbers"<ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]'' || Robert Jefferson ||<ref name="USA1"/>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1968 || ''[[Dark of the Sun]]'' || Ruffo || Lead<ref name="Var1"/><ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| ''[[Ice Station Zebra]]'' || Captain Leslie Anders ||<ref name="TVG"/>
|- 
| ''[[The Split (film)|The Split]]'' || McClain || Lead<ref name="TVG"/><ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1969 || ''[[Riot (1969 film)|Riot]]'' || Cully Briston || Lead<ref name="TVG"/><ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| ''[[100 Rifles]]'' || Sheriff Lyedecker || Lead<ref name="AP1">{{cite news |last1=Withers |first1=Tom |title=Jim Brown, all-time NFL great and social activist, dead at 87 |url=https://apnews.com/article/nfl-jim-brown-03d88c7da08840a0921ae8d8dd0a6aaa |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=Associated Press News |date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519233512/https://apnews.com/article/nfl-jim-brown-03d88c7da08840a0921ae8d8dd0a6aaa |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Kenner (film)|Kenner]]'' || Roy Kenner || Lead<ref name="Var1">{{cite news |last1=Dagan |first1=Carmel |title=Jim Brown, NFL Great and Star of Films Including 'The Dirty Dozen,' Dies at 87 |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jim-brown-dead-dirty-dozen-1235619369/ |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=Variety |date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519222758/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jim-brown-dead-dirty-dozen-1235619369/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1970 || ''[[Tick, Tick, Tick (film)|...tick...tick...tick...]]'' || Jimmy Price || Lead<ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| ''[[El Condor (film)|El Condor]]'' || Luke || Lead<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| ''[[The Grasshopper (1970 film)|The Grasshopper]]'' || Tommy Marcott ||<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1972 || ''[[Slaughter (1972 film)|Slaughter]]'' || Slaughter || Lead<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| ''[[Black Gunn]]'' || Gunn || Lead<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1973 || ''[[Slaughter's Big Rip-Off]]'' || Slaughter || Lead<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| ''[[The Slams]]'' || Curtis Hook || Lead<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1974 || ''[[I Escaped from Devil's Island]]'' || Le Bras || Lead<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| ''[[Three the Hard Way (film)|Three the Hard Way]]'' || Jimmy Lait || Lead<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Take a Hard Ride]]'' || Pike || Lead<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1977 || ''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]'' || Pete Gerard || Episode: "End of the Line"<ref name="LAS"/>
|-
| ''Kid Vengeance'' || Isaac ||<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1978 || ''[[Fingers (1978 film)|Fingers]]'' || "Dreems" ||<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| ''Pacific Inferno'' || Clyde Preston || Lead<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| 1979–1983 || ''[[CHiPs]]'' || Romo / Parkdale H.S. Shop Teacher John Casey || 3 episodes<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| 1982 || ''[[One Down, Two to Go]]'' || "J" || Lead<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| 1983–1984 || ''[[T. J. Hooker]]'' || Detective Jim Cody / Frank Barnett || 2 episodes<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1984 || ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' || C. J. Jackson || Episode: "Knight of the Drones"<ref name="TVG"/><ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| ''[[Cover Up (TV series)|Cover Up]]'' || Calvin Tyler || Episode: "Midnight Highway"<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ultimate Brown: A timeline of Jim Brown's life |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/jim-brown-life-timeline |publisher=Cleveland Browns |access-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520010933/https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/jim-brown-life-timeline |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Lady Blue (TV series)|Lady Blue]]'' || Stoker || pilot episode<ref>{{cite news |last1=Anderson |first1=Jon |title='LADY BLUE': CHICAGO, AT A FAST PACE |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-04-15-8501220119-story.html |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=April 15, 1985 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520035014/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-04-15-8501220119-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1986 || ''[[The A-Team]]'' || "Steamroller" || Episode: "Quarterback Sneak"<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| 1987 || ''[[The Running Man (1987 film)|The Running Man]]'' || "Fireball" ||<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| 1988 || ''[[I'm Gonna Git You Sucka]]'' || "Slammer" ||<ref name="AP1"/><ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1989 || ''[[L.A. Heat (film)|L.A. Heat]]'' || Captain ||<ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| ''[[Crack House (film)|Crack House]]'' || Steadman ||<ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1990 || ''Killing American Style'' || "Sunset" ||<ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| ''Twisted Justice'' || Morris ||<ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| ''Hammer, Slammer, & Slade'' || "Slammer" ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Abrams |first1=Simon |title=There's Only One Decent Wayans Brother Movie and It Was Made 26 Years Ago |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/04/im-gonna-git-you-sucka-appreciation.html |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=Vulture |date=April 20, 2014 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520035009/https://www.vulture.com/2014/04/im-gonna-git-you-sucka-appreciation.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 1992 || ''The Divine Enforcer'' || King ||<ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996 || ''[[Original Gangstas]]'' || Jake Trevor ||<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'' || Byron Williams ||<ref name="AP1"/><ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1998 || ''[[He Got Game]]'' || Spivey ||<ref name="AP1"/>
|-
| ''[[Small Soldiers]]'' || Butch Meathook || Voice<ref name="TVG">{{cite web |title=Jim Brown |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jim-brown/credits/3000060634/ |work=TV Guide |access-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520033715/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jim-brown/credits/3000060634/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999 || ''New Jersey Turnpikes'' || Unknown ||<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fleming |first1=Mike |title=Gridiron Great Jim Brown In Huddle For Feature Biopic |url=https://deadline.com/2012/02/gridiron-great-jim-brown-in-huddle-for-feature-biopic-231559/ |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=Deadline |date=February 15, 2012 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520035010/https://deadline.com/2012/02/gridiron-great-jim-brown-in-huddle-for-feature-biopic-231559/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' || Montezuma Monroe ||<ref name="AP1"/>
|-
| 2002 || ''On the Edge'' || Chad Grant ||<ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[She Hate Me]]'' || Geronimo Armstrong ||<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| ''[[Sucker Free City]]'' || Don Strickland ||<ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Animal (2005 film)|Animal]]'' || Berwell ||<ref name="TVG"/>
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Sideliners]]'' || Monroe ||talk show<ref name="LAS">{{cite news |last1=Simmonds |first1=Yusuf |title=Jim Brown |url=https://lasentinel.net/jim-brown.html |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=LA Sentinel |date=February 17, 2011 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520042926/https://lasentinel.net/jim-brown.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || ''Dream Street'' || Unknown ||<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Draft Day]]'' || Himself || Cameo<ref name="Var1"/>
|-
| 2016 || ''Unsung Hollywood'' ||Himself || documentary
|-
| 2019 || ''[[The Black Godfather (2019 film)|The Black Godfather]]'' || Himself || documentary<ref>{{cite news |last1=McClinton |first1=Dream |title=The Black Godfather: the untold story of the man holding up Hollywood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/12/the-black-godfather-clarence-avant-netflix-documentary-life-hollywood-music-exec |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=June 12, 2019 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520034421/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/12/the-black-godfather-clarence-avant-netflix-documentary-life-hollywood-music-exec |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''[[Outlaw Johnny Black]]''
|Old man
|Cameo; posthumous release<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Ethan |date=September 18, 2023 |title='Dream come true': Michael Jai White on directing the late Jim Brown in his final film role |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/outlaw-johnny-black-michael-jai-white-jim-brown-final-film-blazing-saddles-185620608.html |access-date=February 19, 2025 |website=[[Yahoo]] Entertainment}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[List of most consecutive starts and games played by National Football League players#Offensive skilled|Most consecutive starts by a fullback]]
* [[List of National Football League annual rushing yards leaders|List of National Football League rushing yards leaders]]
* [[List of National Football League rushing champions]]
* [[List of NCAA major college yearly punt and kickoff return leaders]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==Further reading==
*{{Cite book |author=Jim Brown |title=Off My Chest |author2=Myron Cope |author2-link=Myron Cope |year=1964 |publisher=Doubleday }} (autobiography)
*{{Cite book |author=Jim Brown |title=[[Out of Bounds (autobiography)|Out of Bounds]] |author2=Steve Delsohn |year=1989 |publisher=Zebra Books |page=380}} (autobiography)
*{{Cite book |last=Freeman| first=Mike |title=Jim Brown: The Fierce Life of an American Hero |year=2006 |publisher=Harper Collins World }}
*{{Cite book |last=Toback| first=James |author-link=James Toback|title=Jim: The Author's Self-Centered Memoir on the Great Jim Brown |orig-year=1971|year=2009 |publisher=Doubleday and Company, Inc. (1971) & Rat Press (March 3, 2009)}} 
*{{Cite book |last=Pluto|first=Terry|author-link=Terry Pluto|year=1997|title=Browns Town 1964: Cleveland Browns and the 1964 Championship|publisher=Gray & Company|location=Cleveland|isbn=978-1-886228-72-6}}

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* [https://amer-i-cancommunity.partners/ Amer-I-Can Program]

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