Jim Brown
8/24/2000 1:22:48 PM | Football
Brown is the only athlete in the College Football, Pro Football and Lacrosse Halls of Fame. He is the player all running backs are measured against. Brown holds the SU record for most touchdowns in a game (6), is second on the all-time list for most touchdowns in a season (13) and fourth for most touchdowns in a career (23). Brown is also eighth on the SU all-time scoring list. He earned All-America honors in 1956 and finished fifth in the Heisman voting. A first round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1957, Brown played in the NFL from 1957-65. He led the NFL in rushing eight of his nine years as a player and was the scoring leader in 1958. Brown was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971 (his first year of eligibility), and the College Hall of Fame in 1995. He was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl nine straight seasons. Brown was the leading rusher in NFL history when he retired in 1966. He is one of only three Orangemen to have their NFL number retired.
