Jim Brown

James Nathaniel Brown
Born: February 17, 1936
St. Simons Island, GA USA
Deceased: May 18, 2023
Position: FB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 232
College: Syracuse
High School: Manhasset (NY)
Career: 1957-1965
Drafted: 1957 in Round 1, #6 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971

Jim Brown played from 1957 to 1965 during his career with the Cleveland Browns. Brown ran for 12,312 yards in his career on 2,359 attempts, scoring 106 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 262 passes for 2,499 yards and 20 receiving touchdowns..

Cleveland Browns

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Passing:

Year	Team	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Long	Rating
1961	NFL Cleveland Browns	3	1	33.3	37	12.3	1	33.3	37	120.8
1962	NFL Cleveland Browns	2	1	50.0	28	14.0	0	0.0	28	95.8
1963	NFL Cleveland Browns	4	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
1964	NFL Cleveland Browns	1	1	100.0	13	13.0	1	100.0	13	158.3
1965	NFL Cleveland Browns	2	1	50.0	39	19.5	1	50.0	39	135.4
Totals		12	4	33.3	117	9.8	3	25.0	39

Rushing:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1957	NFL Cleveland Browns	202	942	4.7	69	9
1958	NFL Cleveland Browns	257	1527	5.9	65	17
1959	NFL Cleveland Browns	290	1329	4.6	70	14
1960	NFL Cleveland Browns	215	1257	5.8	71	9
1961	NFL Cleveland Browns	305	1408	4.6	38	8
1962	NFL Cleveland Browns	230	996	4.3	31	13
1963	NFL Cleveland Browns	291	1863	6.4	80	12
1964	NFL Cleveland Browns	280	1446	5.2	71	7
1965	NFL Cleveland Browns	289	1544	5.3	67	17
Totals		2359	12312	5.2	80	106

Receiving:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
1957	NFL Cleveland Browns	16	55	3.4	12	1
1958	NFL Cleveland Browns	16	138	8.6	46	1
1959	NFL Cleveland Browns	24	190	7.9	25	0
1960	NFL Cleveland Browns	19	204	10.7	37	2
1961	NFL Cleveland Browns	46	459	10.0	77	2
1962	NFL Cleveland Browns	47	517	11.0	53	5
1963	NFL Cleveland Browns	24	268	11.2	83	3
1964	NFL Cleveland Browns	36	340	9.4	40	2
1965	NFL Cleveland Browns	34	328	9.6	32	4
Totals		262	2499	9.5	83	20

Kick Returns:

Year	Team	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
1957	NFL Cleveland Browns	6	136	22.7	29
1958	NFL Cleveland Browns	3	74	24.7	35
1959	NFL Cleveland Browns	4	88	22.0	29
1960	NFL Cleveland Browns	14	300	21.4	33
1961	NFL Cleveland Browns	2	50	25.0	26
Totals		29	648	22.3	35

Defense and Fumbles:

Year	Team	Tackle	Brup	Fum	F Rec	FTD
1957	NFL Cleveland Browns			7	1
1958	NFL Cleveland Browns			5	1
1959	NFL Cleveland Browns			2	1
1960	NFL Cleveland Browns			9	1
1961	NFL Cleveland Browns			6	1
1962	NFL Cleveland Browns			9	1
1963	NFL Cleveland Browns			7	0
1964	NFL Cleveland Browns			6	2
1965	NFL Cleveland Browns			6	0
Totals		0	0	57	8	0

Total Scoring:

		Touchdowns								Other					Total
Year	Team	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
1957	NFL Cleveland Browns	9	1		0				0		0	0			60
1958	NFL Cleveland Browns	17	1		0				0		0	0			108
1959	NFL Cleveland Browns	14	0		0				0		0	0			84
1960	NFL Cleveland Browns	9	2		0				0		0	0			66
1961	NFL Cleveland Browns	8	2		0				0		0	0			60
1962	NFL Cleveland Browns	13	5						0		0	0			108
1963	NFL Cleveland Browns	12	3						0		0	0			90
1964	NFL Cleveland Browns	7	2						0		0	0			54
1965	NFL Cleveland Browns	17	4						0		0	0			126
Totals		106	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	756

Playing Career:

Year	League	Team	GP	GS
1957	NFL	Cleveland Browns	12	12
1958	NFL	Cleveland Browns	12	12
1959	NFL	Cleveland Browns	12	12
1960	NFL	Cleveland Browns	12	12
1961	NFL	Cleveland Browns	14	14
1962	NFL	Cleveland Browns	14	14
1963	NFL	Cleveland Browns	14	14
1964	NFL	Cleveland Browns	14	14
1965	NFL	Cleveland Browns	14	14

Awards

- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
1957 - AP MVP
1958 - AP MVP
1958 - UPI MVP
1958 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1963 - UPI MVP
1963 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1963 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
1965 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP
1965 - AP MVP
1965 - UPI MVP

Honors

1957 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1957 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1964 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1964 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1965 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1965 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)