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Jim Brown, 1961
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Running back, Syracuse, 1954–⁠56

Jim Brown

Born
Feb 17, 1936, in St. Simons, Georgia
Died
May 18, 2023, in Los Angeles, California

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Jim Brown played running back at Syracuse (1954–⁠56). He finished fifth in the 1956 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1956. The Cleveland Browns took Brown in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 1957 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995.

Best season
1956
Consensus All-American and National leader in rushing touchdowns (13)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in rushing touchdowns, 1956
Drafted
No. 6
Overall, 1957 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Honors

All-America: consensus 1956; INS second team 1955; AP third team 1955; NEA third team 1955

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 9 (1957–⁠65) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 8 (1957–⁠61, 1963–⁠65) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 1962

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1957–⁠61, 1963–⁠65; AP second team 1962; NEA first team 1959–⁠61; UPI first team 1959–⁠61; New York Daily News first team 1961.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Books

Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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