Jim Brown: Greatest RB of All Time

Whenever a debate arises about who the best running back of all time in the NFL is, you often hear names mentioned such as Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith, and Bo Jackson, just to name a few. One of the most overlooked players in all of this discussion is none other than Long Island's Jim Brown. What makes it even worse for Brown is that his statistics are better than those of his counterparts, which leads you to believe that off the field drama has led to people overlooking Brown and his accomplishments.

Jim Brown was born in Georgia, but moved to Manhasset, New York shortly following his birth. Brown eventually attended high school at Manhasset High School, earning thirteen varsity letters in football, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, and track. After his high school career, he attended Syracuse University and earned All-American status in football and lacrosse. Not only was Brown an excellent football player in his earlier years, but he was also an overall tremendous athlete. Brown began his career with the Cleveland Browns rushing for 942 yards, and 9 TD's, which earned him the Rookie of The Year honors. Brown continued to dominate the NFL for 8 more seasons, accumulating career totals of 12,312 rushing yards, 15,459 combined total yards for a combined 126 TD's, statistics which easily eclipsed the current records of the time.