Former National Football League fullback Jim Brown played nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns. The Browns picked Brown first overall in the 1957 NFL Draft. He was selected to the Pro Bowl each of his nine seasons and selected as the NFL Most Valuable Player three times. Brown retired from professional football in 1966. He has since spent his time as a social activist and actor, and appeared in films such as Mars Attacks! and Any Given Sunday. Brown was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971.
Career Highlights
- 1957: Debuts with Cleveland Browns
- 1957: AP NFL MVP
- 1958: AP NFL MVP
- 1965: AP NFL MVP
- 1966: Retires from the NFL
- 1967: The Dirty Dozen
- 1971: Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- 1987: The Running Man
- 1988: I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
- 1994: NFL 75th Anniverary All-Time Team
- 1996: Mars Attacks!
- 1999: Any Given Sunday
Jim Brown Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the Cleveland Browns
- Pro-Football-Reference.com : Career Stats
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 232
- Rookie Year: 1957
- Retired: 1966