American football player Jim Brown, who is included in the NFL Hall of Fame, has died

Former Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown has died at the age of 87, his wife Monique said. Mr Brown is inducted into the National Football League (NFL) Hall of Fame.

“For the world, he was an activist, an actor and a football star. For our family, he was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Our hearts are broken,” Ms. Brown wrote on Instagram (the social network belongs to Meta, which is recognized as extremist and banned in Russia). According to her, the former footballer died peacefully in his home.

Sporting News in 2002 named Jim Brown the greatest professional football player of all time. During his professional career, he was recognized by The Associated Press as the most valuable player three times. In 1964 he won the NFL championship. Until now remains the most valuable player.

Jim Brown’s football career lasted only nine seasons from 1957–1965. However, in this short period, he has become one of the NFL’s legendary running backs, writes Reuters. In 1965, the football player announced his retirement. After that, he became an actor and starred in such films as The Dirty Dozen (1967), The Running Man (1987), His Game (1998), Every Sunday (1999). Actively engaged in social activities. So, he founded a group in support of the decision of the boxer Muhammad Ali not to participate in the Vietnam War, participated in the work on the containment of crime in Los Angeles.

Leonid Uvarchev