Tag: Jim Brown

Athletes and sports figures who have died in 2023

The notable athletes, broadcasters, and sports figures we’ve lost so far in 2023.

Browns add Jim Brown patch on the sideline to honor the Hall of Famer

Another tribute to one of the league’s best

In addition to a ceremony at halftime in this week’s game, the Cleveland Browns will continue to honor Jim Brown’s legacy with a patch on the sideline. That patch will feature Brown’s iconic number 32 and his signature. Many across the NFL world still believe Brown was one of the best if not the best running back to ever play the game.

Brown played a total of nine seasons with the Browns and was an All-Pro first-team selection in eight of those seasons on his way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In just nine seasons Brown had a total of 106 rushing touchdowns while also adding 20 receiving touchdowns.

The team had already announced that some ceremony would take place at halftime against the Cincinnati Bengals to further honor the legacy Jim Brown left behind. Fans will be happy to see the team honor Brown who loved Cleveland and loved the Browns.

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Jim Brown to Joe Thomas: Best Browns player to wear every jersey number

We know of the Hall of Famers Jim Brown and Joe Thomas, but who were the best Browns players to wear every single number?

The Cleveland Browns have a rich history. While they have not had a stellar track record since their return to the league in 1999 (Joe Thomas is their only Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee since), they are remembered for the dominance of Jim Brown, Otto Graham, and more. As the Browns look to get back into the playoffs for the first time in three years, perhaps there are brighter days on the horizon.

Until then, however, we will continue to reminisce on the good days. We do just that here, taking a look at the best players at every number to suit up for the Browns throughout their entire franchise history.

Browns Mount Rushmore: Who are the best players in Cleveland history?

Who makes it onto the Mount Rushmore for Cleveland?

Though things haven’t been great since the Cleveland Browns returned in 1999. Before that, however, the team had a rich history of winning and talented players. The Browns have sent 18 players to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including running back Jim Brown, which ranks 10th all-time. They will also add a 19th member this summer when left tackle Joe Thomas is inducted into the Hall.

There are plenty of players to choose from when making a Mount Rushmore of the four most influential players in team history. It was a tough decision when looking at players like Clay Matthews and Bernie Kosar, who had great careers and just missed the cut. Let’s take a look at the Mount Rushmore, Browns edition.

3 Browns players named as best player to wear their respective number

The Browns had three players named as the best players to wear their respective numbers by Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar.

The Cleveland Browns have not had many recent Hall of Famers but will have one in offensive Joe Thomas in a little over a month from now. And he is one former Browns player to make an appearance for Touchdown Wire’s Doug Farrar as the best player to wear his respective number.

While Thomas is the best player to wear number 73 in NFL history, which other two Browns players cut it for Farrar? We take a look at all three here.

From Black Gunn to 100 Rifles: The top films of Jim Brown’s acting career

Jim Brown was more than just a running back. Here are the highlights of his acting career as well.

Since former Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown died, we’ve seen touching tributes to who he was as an athlete, as a Civil Rights icon, and as a Person. However, not much has been said in the last month about his film career. I am here to help balance out his career with a list of Jim Brown’s most memorable films.

Always prolific, Jim Brown harnessed his energy into movie-making after being forced out of football. Jim Brown would make 17 films in the eight years following his retirement. By the end of his acting career in the 2014 movie Draft Day, fittingly playing himself, Jim Brown had over 50 acting credits. A staple action hero, especially in B movies, Jim Brown fought everyone and everything in film, starting with Nazis and ending with Martians. This is a list of Jim Brown’s top 5 films.

Author’s Note: Many of these films are incredibly violent and dark. Viewer discretion is advised.

Myles Garrett speaks on Jim Brown’s legacy at minicamp presser

Myles Garrett told reporters about Jim Brown’s legacy and his impact on the #Browns organization during a press conference at minicamp

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Superstar pass rusher Myles Garrett spoke to the media about a variety of topics after the Cleveland Browns’ practice at mandatory minicamp on Tuesday, but his comments on the late great Jim Brown stood out as the most important heading into the 2023 season.

There was a sense of loss when he was asked about Brown’s legacy, and his thoughts on the legendary running back’s passing were as insightful as they were reverent.

“Jim Brown was everything here,” Garrett said. “It’s in the name. At the end of the day he was, I believe, the very first person to call me to tell me that I was coming here and that they were glad to have me be a Cleveland Brown and be a part of this organization. That still means a lot to me.

“That’s as great as it gets, as a football player, as a man, as a spokesman for inequality for civil rights, I mean he has done it all. He’s been the blueprint, he’s been the role model for a lot of us as players and as men. So we look up to him, we’re very sad about his passing, and we are still going to try and do our best for him.”

The offseason program will be the Browns’ last chance to practice together before training camp starts in July, and players are sure to continue reflecting on the life of the great Jim Brown as they hone their skills for the 2023 season.

4 takeaways from Kevin Stefanski’s media availability at Day 2 of OTAs

What stood out from Kevin Stefanski’s media availability at OTAs?

With Day 2 of OTAs under wraps for the Cleveland Browns, they had a handful of members of the organization speak to the media. Among them was head coach Kevin Stefanski. The leadership within the organization remains very closed off to giving direct answers to the media, and today was more of the same from the head coach.

However, we do our best to read between the lines and pick out some key points from Stefanski’s press conference on Wednesday after practice. Here are four takeaways from his 13-minute availability with the media.

22 named to inaugural class of the National High School Football Hall of Fame

Today the names of 22 of them were chosen.

Last week we shared a list of 50 legends of the game that were eligible to be inducted into the inaugural National High School Football Hall of Fame class. Today the names of 22 of them were chosen to be enshrined.

According to a press release from Russell Johnson, here is the 2023 inaugural National High School Football Hall of Fame class.

1. RB Jim Brown: Manhasset High School Class of 1953
2. Coach Paul Brown: Massillon Washington High School Class of 1925
3. QB Bernie Kosar: Boardman High School Class of 1981
4. QB Archie Payton: Drew High School Drew Class of 1967
5. QB Peyton Manning: Isidore Newman High School Class of 1994
6. QB Eli Manning: Isidore Newman High School Class of 1998
7. QB Cooper Manning: Isidore Newman High School Class of 1992
8. RB Mike Doss: Canton McKinley High School Class of 1998
9. LB Chris Speillman: Massillon Canton, Ohio Class of 1983
10. Coach Thom McDaniels: Canton McKinley High School, Ohio
11. RB Kevin Mack: Kings Mountain High School Class of 1981
12. DB Ray Freeman: Warrensville Hts High School Class of 1981
13. RB Marcus Dupree: Philadelphia High School Class of 1981
14. RB Archie Griffin: Eastmoor High School Class of 1971
15. RB Greg Cameron: University High School Class of 1980
16. RB/LB Jerry Ball: Position West Brock High School Class of 1983
17. DT Horace Sheffield: Cass Tech High School Class of 1972
18. Coach Ted Ginn, Sr. Coach at Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio
19. OT Lomas Brown: Miami Springs High School Class of 1983
20. ATH Greg Kampe: Defiance High School, Ohio Class of 1973
21. Coach Don Nehlen: Coach at Canton McKinley High School, Ohio
22. RB Marion Motley: Canton McKinley High Class of 1939

These individuals will be officially enshrined at the NHSFHOF in Canton, Ohio on Sunday, July 30th at the Timken Career Campus.

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