Never liked Jim Brown’s cocky attitute. But with that said, he was the greatest running back so far who has ever played the game. He played only nine years and averaged over a 100 yards a game. No one has ever done that.
Agreed.
It would be interesting to see what would have happened if Bo Jackson hadn't suffered his career-ending hip injury during his third season.
The only NFL running back to average more yards per carry than Bo Jackson is Jim Brown.
I know a guy who put the 'greatest running back ever' question in nicely workable terms:
If you had one yard to get, who would you give the ball to?
If you had five yards to get, who would you give the ball to?
If you had 25 yards to get (assume your QB can't pass) who would you hand off to?
If you had a rb to hand off to for his whole career, who would you want it to be?
For the record, I like the answers: Earl Campbell, Jim Brown, Gale Sayers and Walter Payton, respectively.
Brown was a great running back. Serious problems in his personal life can’t take his athletic record away. He made some money acting as well. Not Oscar material.