Jim Brown

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Mourners Honor Jim Brown
Jim Brown 'Broke Down Walls'

Jim Brown 'Broke Down Walls'

LeBron James says football great made speaking out possible

(Newser) - "I was a symbol of a Black man who wanted all of my freedoms," Jim Brown told the Washington Post in 1979. "It's very difficult for White America to understand that if you are part of football's elite why you are not satisfied with recognition...

Jim Brown Seemed Unstoppable
Jim Brown Was a Force
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Jim Brown Was a Force on the Field and for Change

Many consider the running back the NFL's greatest player

(Newser) - Jim Brown, a multisport college star, Hall of Fame running back in the NFL, high-profile actor, and consequential civil rights leader, has died. He was 87. Brown's wife, Monique, made the announcement in an Instagram post, ESPN reports, saying that he died peacefully at home in Los Angeles on...

In Surprise Pardon, Trump Clears NFL Figure

Former 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. was convicted years ago of gambling fraud

(Newser) - President Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal. DeBartolo, who built the San Francisco 49ers' 1980s-'90s dynasty, was involved in one of the biggest owners' scandals in the sport's history. In 1998, he pleaded guilty to failing...

Jim Brown 'Dead Wrong' for Dissing Tiger

(Newser) - NFL Hall of Famer and activist Jim Brown recently ripped Tiger Woods for not giving back to his community, and that’s just "dead wrong," Michael Wilbon writes in the Washington Post. Brown seems to think Woods' Learning Center in Anaheim exists to teach kids how to golf....

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