*(CNN) — Jim Brown, the transcendent athlete-actor-activist who ran roughshod over the NFL and its record books in the 1950s and 1960s and won multiple MVP awards before retiring abruptly at age 30 to ...

Reactions to the death of Jim Brown, former NFL star, actor and activist: “To the world, he was an activist, actor, and football star. To our family, he was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.

CLEVELAND — Jim Brown was virtually unstoppable in every arena he entered. Whether on the football field, in Hollywood or the battle for civil rights, Brown was a force. One of the greatest players in ...

Michael Smith and Michael Holley take a look back at NFL legend Jim Brown, go through his resume of greatness and his complicated legacy with protest and women. MICHAEL SMITH: Jim Brown passed away on ...

Jim Brown, the superstar Cleveland Browns running back who quit football at the very height of his hall-of-fame career, has died at 87. He passed away on May 18. Perhaps the greatest running back ever ...

Jim Brown, a blazingly fast running back and a star of the Cleveland Browns in the 1950s and 60s, has died. The Hall of Famer was 87. His wife, Monique Brown, announced on Instagram that he "passed ...

When Sports Illustrated’s Steve Rushin set out to write a five-part series called “How We Got Here” for the 40th anniversary of SI in 1994, he chose Brown to speak for the modern athlete. “He was ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, an unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate ...

“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.” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ...