Jim Brown
[edit] Biography
Jim Brown (James Nathaniel Brown) was born on February 17, 1936 in St. Simons, Georgia. After going to high school at Manhasset (NY), Brown attended Syracuse University. Brown made his professional debut in the NFL in 1957 with the Cleveland Browns. He played for the Cleveland Browns for his entire 9 year career.
Most people believe that 1965 was Jim Brown's best year, as he ran for 1544 yards, ran in 17 TDs, ran for an average of 5.3 yards per carry and caught 4 TD passes.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1957
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 202
| 942
| 4.7
| 9
| 69t
|
| 1958
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 257
| 1527
| 5.9
| 17
| 65t
|
| 1959
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 290
| 1329
| 4.6
| 14
| 70t
|
| 1960
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 215
| 1257
| 5.8
| 9
| 71t
|
| 1961
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 305
| 1408
| 4.6
| 8
| 38
|
| 1962
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 230
| 996
| 4.3
| 13
| 31
|
| 1963
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 291
| 1863
| 6.4
| 12
| 80t
|
| 1964
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 280
| 1446
| 5.2
| 7
| 71
|
| 1965
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 289
| 1544
| 5.3
| 17
| 67
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 118
| 2359
| 12312
| 5.2
| 106
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1957
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 16
| 55
| 3.4
| 1
| 12
|
| 1958
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 16
| 138
| 8.6
| 1
| 46
|
| 1959
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 24
| 190
| 7.9
| 0
| 25
|
| 1960
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 19
| 204
| 10.7
| 2
| 37t
|
| 1961
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 46
| 459
| 10
| 2
| 77t
|
| 1962
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 47
| 517
| 11
| 5
| 53t
|
| 1963
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 24
| 268
| 11.2
| 3
| 83t
|
| 1964
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 36
| 340
| 9.4
| 2
| 40t
|
| 1965
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 34
| 328
| 9.6
| 4
| 32t
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 118
| 262
| 2499
| 9.5
| 20
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1957
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 33.3
| 37
| 12.33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 120.8
|
| 1962
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 50
| 28
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 95.8
|
| 1963
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 39.6
|
| 1964
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 100
| 13
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 158.3
|
| 1965
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 50
| 39
| 19.5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 135.4
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 118
| 12
| 4
| 33.3
| 117
| 9.75
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 110.1
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1957
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 6
| 136
| 22.7
| 29
| 0
|
| 1958
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 74
| 24.7
| 35
| 0
|
| 1959
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 88
| 22
| 29
| 0
|
| 1960
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 50
| 25
| 26
| 0
|
| 1962
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 118
| 15
| 348
| 23.2
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1957
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| CLE
| NFL
| 12
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CLE
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 118
| 57
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
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[edit] Awards
- Won the AP NFL MVP in 1957 and 1965
- Won the UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year in 1957
- Won the UPI MVP in 1958, 1963 and 1965
- Won the Pro Bowl MVP in 1961, 1962 and 1965
- Won the Bert Bell MVP Trophy (Maxwell Club) in 1963
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