Other Tributes and Memorials

May 19, 2023 ... Syracuse University and National Football League legend Jim Brown '57 passed away on Thursday, May 18. Brown is the only man enshrined in ... Feb 2, 2020 ... Jim Brown arrived at Syracuse in 1953 without a scholarship, the only black player on the freshman football team. Oct 21, 2007 ... Being from syracuse I know this Jim Brown was not only the "best football player" ever, but yet also one of the "best lacrosse player" ever. May 19, 2023 ... Jim Brown, legendary NFL Hall of Famer and civil rights activist, dies at 87. Brown was widely regarded as pro football's greatest running back, ... Feb 12, 2018 ... Event to Honor Penn State's Saquon Barkley, Most Versatile Player in Major College Football. Louisville, Ky. – February 12, 2018 – Jim Brown ... Brown was the 3rd pick in the 1957 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Brown made coach Paul Brown look like a genius by winning the Rookie of the Year award. Jim Brown. School: Syracuse. Position: RB. Heisman Voting: 5th in 1956. Draft: 1st round, 6th overall of the 1957 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. Former football player Jim Brown attends the ... James Nathaniel Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American football player and actor. He was a running back for the Cleveland Browns Oct 6, 2015 ... To his football heirs—from Barry Sanders to Adrian Peterson—he's the one player by which their own greatness is measured.