As a Cowboys fan, I love Emmitt Smith and Tony “TD” Dorsett!
As a football fan, I loved watching Walter Payton and Barry Sanders break ankles on their cuts and of course, watching Earl Campbell BOWL OVER or CARRY 2 or 3 defenders.
But Jim Brown was a MAN among boys considering he averaged 102 yards per game for his career, and never missed a game in all nine years in the league! And that was in a time when the NFL was a run-happy league...everyone was LOOKING for a run 90% of the time and still couldn’t do much about Jim Brown!
I am willing to argue that, as of today, Jim Brown is the GOAT running back of the NFL - PERIOD!
No doubt, I am lucky enough to have seen him play.
You mentioned some of my faves. (Who doesn’t love Emmitt Smith? - 🐊 chomp)
But, as you said, Jim Brown was a MAN among boys. GOAT-RB.