Jim Brown remained a champion for social activism throughout and long after his football career ended with the Cleveland Browns.
Arguably the greatest player in NFL history and a champion for social activism throughout and long after his football career ended with the Cleveland Browns, Brown died peacefully Thursday night at his home in Hollywood Hills, California, Brown’s wife, Monique, confirmed in a post Friday on Instagram. He was 87.
John Wooten, Brown’s former roommate with the Browns, told USA TODAY Sports:"We lost a great fighter." During the summer of 1966, Brown stunned the sporting world with his abrupt retirement while he filmed “The Dirty Dozen” – the classic movie that launched a successful acting career that spanned decades and included more than 50 film and TV roles.
“As I talked to Monique and reflected on Jim, my mind went back to what we were,” said Wooten, the former all-pro guard who blocked for Brown. “There were many nights when we laid in the dormitories at Hiram College, thinking about what we could do as Black players, trying to raise the level and quality around us.
In 1999, Brown was found guilty on charges of vandalism and making “terroristic” threats, stemming from an incident with his wife. He served three months of a six-month sentence.In his later years, Brown had limited public appearances as his health declined. He was feted at the NFL Honors program during the week of Super Bowl 57 in February in Phoenix, where it was announced that the NFL’s annual rushing champ will receive the newly established “Jim Brown Award.
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