Jim Brown, Lacrosse, 1955-57
Midfield
6-2, 212
Manhasset, N.Y.
Jim Brown is considered by many to be the greatest lacrosse player ever, according to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Hall in 1983. He was also inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1971. He is the only person to be inducted into the Halls of Fame for pro football, college football and lacrosse.
Career: NFL’s top overall draft selection by the Cleveland Browns in 1957 … Earned NFL Rookie of the Year honors and was a two-time league MVP … Elected to nine straight Pro Bowls
Senior Year (1957): Selected as a first-team All-American…Finished second in the nation in goals scored (43)…Had 21 assists…Scored five goals in one half in the Collegiate North/South All-Star game…Member of SU’s 10-0 team, the first to have a perfect season since 1922.
Junior Year (1956): Selected as a second-team All-American…Scored 30 goals.
Personal: James Nathaniel Brown … Born February 17, 1936…Earned All-Star honors three times while playing at Manhasset High School…Lettered in four sports at Syracuse University (football, basketball, lacrosse and track and field)…Voted SU’s Athlete of the Year in 1956-57…The Jim Brown Endowed Football and Lacrosse Scholarships were set up by two anonymous Syracuse University alumni to honor all of Brown's accomplishments.
| Year |
Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
GB |
|
1955 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
1956 |
N/A |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
1957 |
10 |
43 |
21 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Totals |
10 |
77 |
21 |
N/A |
N/A |
