Hall of Fame Professional Football Player, Actor and Civil Rights Advocate. An iconic figure in American sports history, he is widely regarded as being one of the greatest players to suit up in the National Football League. To date, he is considered by many to be the top running back in NFL history. During the course of his nine-season career with the Cleveland Browns (1957 to 1966), he led the league in rushing eight times and rushing touchdowns five times. He was a three-time MVP (1957, 1958, and 1965), nine-time Pro-Bowler, and eight-time All-Pro recognition. Brown was a key contributor to the Cleveland Browns' capturing of the NFL Title in 1964. Born James Nathaniel Brown, he was raised in New York, where he attended Manhasset High School, where he was a star pitcher for their baseball team. He enrolled at Syracuse University, where he continued his athletics excellence in football, track, lacrosse, and basketball. He achieved All-American honors in lacrosse. While attending Syracuse, he served in the United States Army ROTC Program and graduated as a second lieutenant. Brown continued to serve with the United States Army Reserve for an additional four years and rose to the rank of captain. Selected by the Cleveland Browns as the number 6 overall pick during the 1957 NFL Draft, he totaled 118 career regular season games, compiling 12,312 rushing yards with 106 rushing touchdowns. Brown abruptly ended his football career in order to pursue acting in motion pictures and TV. He experienced prime roles in the adventure films "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), "Ice Station Zebra" (1968), "100 Rifles" (1969), "Tick, Tick, Tick" (1970), "Take a Hard Ride" (1975), and "The Running Man" (1987). His television credits include "I Spy," "Police Story," and "The A-Team." He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971 and was enshrined in the National College Football Hall of Fame in 1995. Additionally, he was named to the Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor, his uniform number 32 was retired by the franchise, and his uniform number 44 was retired by Syracuse University. He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983.