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Jim Brown passed away at the age of 87
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:35 pm
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Jim Brown, arguably the greatest football player of all time, has died at the age of 87, TMZ Sports has confirmed.
"It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of my husband, Jim Brown. He passed away peacefully last night at our LA home. To the world he was an activist, actor and football star. To our family, he was a loving and wonderful husband, father and grandfather. Our hearts are broken," Jim's wife, Monique Brown, tells us.
We're told Jim hadn't been doing well ... and was recently visited by several of his close friends including Marshall Faulk, Eric Dickerson, and Flava Flav.
Jim Brown, arguably the greatest football player of all time, has died at the age of 87, TMZ Sports has confirmed.
"It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of my husband, Jim Brown. He passed away peacefully last night at our LA home. To the world he was an activist, actor and football star. To our family, he was a loving and wonderful husband, father and grandfather. Our hearts are broken," Jim's wife, Monique Brown, tells us.
We're told Jim hadn't been doing well ... and was recently visited by several of his close friends including Marshall Faulk, Eric Dickerson, and Flava Flav.
This post was edited on 5/19/23 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:36 pm to Byrdybyrd05
One of the absolute best at RB
This post was edited on 5/19/23 at 2:36 pm
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:37 pm to Byrdybyrd05
A beast of a RB. Also was so good at lacrosse, they outlawed the old ball in the basket hold he was famous for. RIP
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:37 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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by several of his close friends including Marshall Faulk, Eric Dickerson, and Flava Flav.
RIP Jim Brown but this list took a turn I didn't expect
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:37 pm to Byrdybyrd05
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s including Marshall Faulk, Eric Dickerson, and Flava Flav
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:39 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Also an actor and Lacrosse legend.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:39 pm to BilJ
Can you imagine the last thing you hear before you die is
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:40 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Meanest, baddest man to ever play runningback
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:41 pm to Byrdybyrd05
RIP to a legend. 87 is a long life and he spent it well.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:54 pm to Byrdybyrd05
RIP. Supremely talented man.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:57 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Absolute legend.
Was a far better lacrosse player than he was in football, basektball, & track.
The only African American in 2 College Sports Halls of Fame: lacrosse & football.
Was a far better lacrosse player than he was in football, basektball, & track.
The only African American in 2 College Sports Halls of Fame: lacrosse & football.
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:59 pm to Ghost of Colby
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Also an actor and Lacrosse legend
quote:Classic
“No weapons! No tricks! Just you and me! Byron Williams! The heavyweight champion of the world!”
This post was edited on 5/19/23 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 5/19/23 at 2:59 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Way ahead of his time. Rest in peace
Posted on 5/19/23 at 3:09 pm to WaterLink
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is a long life and he spent it well.
Rape allegations and multiple instances of physically abusing women including throwing one off of a second floor once. Every time the threat of him being charged criminally came up he would play the civil rights card.
Not sure what your definition of living life well is but Jim was the opposite of my definition of it.
Jim was a good football player but a terrible human being.
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In 1965, Brown was arrested in his hotel room for assault and battery against an 18-year-old named Brenda Ayres; he was later acquitted of those charges.[53] A year later, he fought paternity allegations that he fathered Brenda Ayres' child.[57]
In 1968, Brown was charged with assault with intent to commit murder after model Eva Bohn-Chin was found beneath the balcony of Brown's second-floor apartment.[58] The charges were later dismissed after Bohn-Chin refused to cooperate with the prosecutor's office. Brown was also ordered to pay a $300 fine for striking a deputy sheriff involved in the investigation during the incident. In Brown's autobiography, he stated that Bohn-Chin was angry and jealous over an affair he had been having with Gloria Steinem, and this argument is what led to the "misunderstanding with the police".[59]
In 1970, Brown was found not guilty of assault and battery, the charges stemming from a road-rage incident that had occurred in 1969.[60]
In December 1973, Brown proposed to 18-year-old Diane Stanley, a Clark College student he met in Acapulco, Mexico, in April of that year.[61][62] They broke off their engagement in 1974.[63]
In 1975, Brown was convicted of misdemeanor battery for beating and choking his golfing partner, Frank Snow. He was sentenced to one day in jail, two years' probation, and a fine of $500.[64][65]
In 1985, Brown was charged with raping a 33-year-old woman.[66] The charges were later dismissed.[67]
In 1986, Brown was arrested for assaulting his fiancée Debra Clark.[68] Clark refused to press charges, though, and Brown was released.[69]
Brown married his second wife Monique Brown in 1997; they have two children.[70] In 1999, Brown was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats toward his wife. Later that year, he was found guilty of vandalism for smashing his wife's car with a shovel.[71] He was sentenced to three years' probation, one year of domestic violence counseling, and 400 hours of community service or 40 hours on a work crew along with a $1,800 fine.[72] Brown ignored the terms of his sentence and in 2000 was sentenced to six months in jail, which he began serving in 2002 after refusing the court-ordered counseling and community service.[73] He was released after three months.
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Posted on 5/19/23 at 3:11 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Nm
This post was edited on 5/19/23 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 5/19/23 at 3:13 pm to Ghost of Colby
I’ll always remember him for his role in The Dirty Dozen
Posted on 5/19/23 at 3:16 pm to WaterLink
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RIP to a legend. 87 is a long life and he spent it well.
He beat a lot of women
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