Jim Brown

CTL-E-6703 · Person · other · 1936–2023

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Jim Brown (1936–2023) played nine seasons for the Cleveland Browns (1957–1965), leading the NFL in rushing in eight of them and retiring as the league's all-time rushing leader with 12,312 yards and 106 rushing touchdowns — records set in 12- and 14-game seasons. Widely rated the greatest running back in football history, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971 and left the game at his peak for an acting and civil-rights career. Note: the graph's existing 'James Brown' (CTL-E-5233) is the singer, a different person.

Notes

Merged 2026-11-02 from the staged athletes packet (website/.build-work/scratch-v114/athletes/) under the GOV-006 founder gate opened 2026-11-02; the staged record is carried verbatim — no claim upgraded in transit (GOV-004). · Roles as staged: Football — running back (Cleveland Browns); actor · Photo: Photo: Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jim_Brown_Cleveland_Browns_New_Uniform_Unveiling_(16966437168).jpg) · staged for CultureTechLens Full per-asset record in this package's photo-records.json, keyed to CTL-E-6703.

Sources

• Wikipedia, 'Jim Brown' — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Brown
• profootballhof.com — https://www.profootballhof.com/players/jim-brown/

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