BREAKING: Jim Brown, legendary NFL running back and civil rights pioneer, has died, the Cleveland Browns say. He was 87.
In this Sept. 21, 2014, file photo, former running back Jim Brown stands on the field during a halftime ceremony of an NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens in Cleveland.
He was born in tiny St. Simons, Georgia, but developed a legendary athletic career after moving to Manhasset, New York, on Long Island, as a boy. He excelled at every sport he tried, but especially football and lacrosse. He played both at Syracuse University -- and would become a Hall of Famer in both.
He played just nine seasons in the NFL, all with the Browns, before a contract dispute eventually led him to walk away from the game for good for a lucrative movie career. But in those nine seasons he led the league in rushing eight times and made the Pro Bowl every season.Former NFL football player Jim Brown speaks after walking out of the West Wing of White House, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Washington.
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