Jim Brown, one of the greatest professional and college football players of all time, has died. He was 87. His wife, Monique, announced Brown's death in an Instagram post Friday afternoon.

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, Brown retired as the NFL’s all-time ... As William Sanders declared: “Jim Brown was Jim Brown … the best I’ve ever seen.” ...

Legendary NFL running back Jim Brown died at 87 on Thursday ... him one of the most formidable running back of all time. Brown retired as the NFL’s all-time leading rusher (12,312 yards ...

Brown retired after 1965, another season in which ... gratitude we feel for having the opportunity to be a small piece of Jim’s incredible life and legacy. We mourn his passing, but celebrate ...

There’s something gripping about an athlete choosing to walk away before their body gives out. They pull the plug while there ...

Brown’s teammate, said, in 2015, “Jim retired two years before I did. He could have played 10 years past me.” Brown retired as the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, a record that lasted until ...

I was born one year after Jim Brown retired, and so my entire childhood was spent listening to adults tell tales of Brown running over nine defenders, blasting through cracks in the line like a ...

Jim Brown, who was often called the greatest football ... NFL in rushing in eight of his nine years with the Browns. When he retired after the 1965 season, his 12,312 career rushing yards were ...

Jim Brown in 1970.Credit ... but both were no longer in their prime. Sanders retired from the Detroit Lions when he was just 30, but won just one playoff game. Brown, on the other hand, was ...

Jim Brown was a celebrated NFL player ... in Lacrosse and is known as the league’s all-time leading rusher. Jim retired in 1966, but his career as a public figure was nowhere near over.

Tony Dorsett: "There isn't a man who played running back in the NFL who didn't see Jim Brown as an iconic legend on and off the field. Rest easy, my brother." Brown retired at 30, at the top of ...