Jim Brown
Halfback • 1956
Brown set the Orange record for highest average yards per carry (6.2) in 1956 and broke the single-season rushing record with 986 yards. Against Colgate that season, he established school marks for the most rushing touchdowns (6) and most points scored in a game (43). After leaving SU, he played for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965 and scored 106 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971 and College Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In addition to football, Brown excelled at basketball, lacrosse and track. He is a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and was an All-American midfielder on the Orange’s undefeated 1957 team. He is considered by many to be the greatest athlete of all-time, and in 2002 was tabbed by the Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever.
Brown set the Orange record for highest average yards per carry (6.2) in 1956 and broke the single-season rushing record with 986 yards. Against Colgate that season, he established school marks for the most rushing touchdowns (6) and most points scored in a game (43). After leaving SU, he played for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965 and scored 106 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971 and College Football Hall of Fame in 1995. In addition to football, Brown excelled at basketball, lacrosse and track. He is a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and was an All-American midfielder on the Orange’s undefeated 1957 team. He is considered by many to be the greatest athlete of all-time, and in 2002 was tabbed by the Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever.
