Jim Brown has been honored with the Doak Walker Legends Award.
Jim Brown Honored with Doak Walker Legends Award
11/2/2012 3:20:00 PM | Football
 Former Syracuse great Jim Brown has been honored as the 2012 PwC Doak Walker Legends Award Recipient. The award honors former running backs that excelled at the collegiate level and went on to distinguish themselves as leaders in their communities. It is presented by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum.
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Brown is one of the greatest running backs in the history of football. Brown is the only person that is in the College Football, Pro Football and Lacrosse Halls of Fame. He was a unanimous collegiate All-America selection in football and lacrosse. Brown was drafted in the first round of the 1957 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He spent nine seasons with the Browns and set the NFL single season rushing record (1,863 yards) and the career rushing record (12,312). He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his nine NFL seasons.
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The trophy will be presented to Brown at the Doak Walker Presentation Banquet on Friday Feb. 15, 2013 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. Brown joins an impressive list of past recipients that have been honored since the awards inception in 1998. The list of past honorees includes Tommy McDonald (2011), Jim Taylor (2010), Eric Dickerson and Craig James (2009), Calvin Hill (2008), Marcus Allen (2007), Walter Payton (2006), Jim Swink (2005), John David Crow (2004), Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis (2003), Earl Campbell (2002), Tony Dorsett (2001), Pete Dawkins (2000), Archie Griffin (1999), and Gale Sayers (1998). Â
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Doak Walker epitomized leadership, sportsmanship, and academic and athletic achievement during his outstanding career at SMU. Walker was a three-time All-America choice who won the Heisman Trophy as a junior in 1948, was a first round draft pick of the Detroit Lions, led the team to NFL championships in 1952 and 1953, and was chosen All-Pro four times. Walker is a member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
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Brown is one of the greatest running backs in the history of football. Brown is the only person that is in the College Football, Pro Football and Lacrosse Halls of Fame. He was a unanimous collegiate All-America selection in football and lacrosse. Brown was drafted in the first round of the 1957 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He spent nine seasons with the Browns and set the NFL single season rushing record (1,863 yards) and the career rushing record (12,312). He was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his nine NFL seasons.
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The trophy will be presented to Brown at the Doak Walker Presentation Banquet on Friday Feb. 15, 2013 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas. Brown joins an impressive list of past recipients that have been honored since the awards inception in 1998. The list of past honorees includes Tommy McDonald (2011), Jim Taylor (2010), Eric Dickerson and Craig James (2009), Calvin Hill (2008), Marcus Allen (2007), Walter Payton (2006), Jim Swink (2005), John David Crow (2004), Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis (2003), Earl Campbell (2002), Tony Dorsett (2001), Pete Dawkins (2000), Archie Griffin (1999), and Gale Sayers (1998). Â
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Doak Walker epitomized leadership, sportsmanship, and academic and athletic achievement during his outstanding career at SMU. Walker was a three-time All-America choice who won the Heisman Trophy as a junior in 1948, was a first round draft pick of the Detroit Lions, led the team to NFL championships in 1952 and 1953, and was chosen All-Pro four times. Walker is a member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame.
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