• Jim Brown: (6’ 2”, 232 lbs.)

• Cleveland Browns: (1957-65)

• All-Time 11 positions: running back, strong safety

• All-NFL: 8 times

• MVP: 1958, 1965

• NFL football champion: 1964

• Hometown: St. Simons, Georgia

• College: Syracuse

• Hall of Fame: 1971

Jim Brown’s awesome physical skills make him an obvious choice on our All-Time 11 as a running back; amazing size, speed and physicality will make him a dominant performer at safety, as well. Brown is the greatest running back in NFL history and stands as one of the most versatile athletes in the history of North American sports.

Brown did not play defense in NFL football, but there is a precedent for him on that side of the ball. He played a roving linebacker/strong safety position and place kicker at Syracuse.

In his spare time, lettered in lacrosse, basketball and track. Brown is a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, which says he’s “considered by many to be the greatest to ever play the game.”

Most of Brown’s total rushing records have been surpassed. But nobody matches him for sheer dominance. He led  NFL football in rushing in eight of his nine years in the league, played in the Pro Bowl every single season and averaged a record 5.2 yards per carry over the course of his career. Brown also caught an average of 29 passes per NFL football season and is our primary receiving threat out of the backfield.  Brown was the unanimous selection as NFL Rookie of the Year in 1957 and picked up MVP awards in 1958 and in 1965, his final year in the league.