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Jim Brown Statue
Cleveland Browns Stadium
Posted September 7, 2025

Jim Brown 1960 Topps Football Card

Jim Brown was arguably the greatest running back in the history of the NFL - the GOAT. He played for the Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. Brown was selected to a Pro Bowl and All-Pro team every season he was in the league, and was recognized as the AP NFL Most Valuable Player three times. Brown won an NFL championship with the Browns in 1964.

He led the league in rushing yards in eight out of his nine seasons, and by the time he retired, he held most major rushing records. In 1999, he was named the greatest professional football player ever by The Sporting News and the Associated Press.

So it is only fitting that he is memorialized with a statue outside Browns Stadium. Here are a few pictures.

Jim Brown Statue at Cleveland Browns Stadium

There is also an Historical Marker on the south end of the Stadium commemorating Cleveland's Ali Summit.

Cleveland's Ali Summit Historical Marker

Wikipedia says, "In 1967, Brown, alongside Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Carl Stokes, were all members of the Cleveland Summit, a meeting with Muhammad Ali held with the intention of convincing the four to rally behind and recruit others to help Ali's cause of civil rights in the United States.[91] Because Ali was a "pariah" in American society at the time because of his opposition to the Vietnam War and refusal to enter the draft, his boxing license had been revoked, and he faced up to five years in prison. For Brown and the other participants to stand with Ali in support of him and his position consequently put "their reputations and their careers" at risk.[92][93] The Cleveland Summit was later called "a significant turning point for the role of the athlete in society"

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Jim Brown StatueCleveland Browns Stadium Posted September 7, 2025

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Cleveland Browns Stadium
Posted September 7, 2025