Football great Jim Brown’s life and legacy to be celebrated as part of Hall of Fame weekend

Jim Brown’s extraordinary life as a football giant and activist will be celebrated as part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend activities.

, long considered the standard of excellence for running backs, died in May at age 87. He did not want a funeral. His wife, Monique, has planned a private memorial for her husband on Aug. 3.

“We wanted to do something right after Jim died and for a variety of reasons - schedules, everybody, Monique wasn’t quite ready - it got put off,” Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam said. “I can’t really think of a better way to do it than do it in Canton.

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