Jim Brown has Passed Away

[oldjudge]

I was lucky enough to spend an evening with Jim Brown in the mid-1990s and I can say he was one of the finest, most genuine, people I have ever met. After his career as arguably the greatest football player ever he enjoyed a successful acting career and then spent many years working for civil rights and ending gang violence. Not many athletes make an impact on society once they get off the field—Jim Brown did. He will be missed.

[oldjudge]

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[GaryPassamonte]

He was a man amongst boys in his football playing days and was also a great lacrosse player. He is on my Mt Rushmore of greatest athletes of all time. RIP.

[BeanTown]

One of GOATs of sports. RIP Jim Brown

[jingram058]

Oh wow. Sad. I have an old 1960s spiral notebook of baseball and pro football photos and clippings from magazines and newspapers. Great photo of #32 in it. I sent it with a prepaid Priority Mail large envelope to him via the "Amer-I-Can" foundation. He signed the photo, and sent the notebook back to me, gratis. He will always be my all-time favorite. RIP, sir, you truly were the greatest.

[TMKenKen]

In my opinion, the greatest of all time

[BobbyStrawberry]

Such an inspiration on and off the field. RIP

[SyrNy1960]

Being from Syracuse myself, have always been a big fan! Great player! RIP 🙏🏻

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by TMKenKen

In my opinion, the greatest of all time

Indeed, he is. I was lucky to have been able to see him play in 1965 against the Giants at Yankee Stadium. I've never seen a better running back.

[tedzan]

I enjoyed watching Jim play Football, and and I enjoyed him as an Actor.
Especially in the movie Dirty Dozen.

May God Bless your Soul, Jim....and comfort your Family and friends.

TED Z
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[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by tedzan

I enjoyed watching Jim play Football, and and I enjoyed him as an Actor.
Especially in the movie Dirty Dozen.

May God Bless your Soul, Jim....and comfort your Family and friends.

TED Z
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Or the 1972 classic Black Gunn with the great Deacon Jones.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dYUZ9u...VhY29uIGpvbmVz

[jefferyepayne]

RIP Mr. Brown. One of the all-time great players and the GOAT running back.



jeff

[Exhibitman]

GOAT. RIP.

1958 Team Issue

[commishbob]

'64 Philly Gum jim Brown with what, legend has it, is his gold Cadillac in the background. Nearly all the Browns cards in this set use photos in front of that same fence with the Caddy in the background.

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(Not my card, I recently sold off my Philly Gum sets)

[Eric72]

Condolences to the family. The passing of a sports legend is also the passing of a person; someone about whom others cared quite deeply, regardless of the association to athletics.


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On a note related to Jim Brown, something appeared on my Facebook feed that I found noteworthy.

One of the vintage card groups had a post which I'll paraphrase here. Someone was calling for a moratorium on the sale of Jim Brown cards. They cited "respect" as the reason. Their recommended time frame was one week.

Nobody in the group should sell any Jim Brown cards there for a week, out of respect.

I found the notion curious. What would such a thing accomplish? Is this a usual and customary response to an athlete's passing? It might be; I'm not sure.

In the wake (no pun intended) of an athlete's passing, I've seen asking prices for their cards suddenly double, triple, or more. Some (many) find the practice distasteful. I get that. Still, if people are buying X card at Y dollars, should sellers be shamed into not selling it?

From the other side of the equation, look at things from a buyer's point of view. Imagine someone wanted a Jim Brown rookie...but couldn't find one anywhere. It's almost a Yogi-ism. Where can I find a Jim Brown? Oh, nobody's selling them right now; demand is at an all-time high.