One of my prized possesions is his near mint (one corner a bit soft) 1958 rookie card, it cost me 200 bucks. Don't know the value of it now because I'd never sell it.
What took Cleveland so long to put his name up? He remains the greatest running back of all time (actually a fullback, as were most the great backs back then) He averaged over 100 yards a game for his career, he averaged over 5 yards a carry for his career. Nobody dominated their era like he did and keep in mind defenses were all geared up to stop him and still couldn't do it.
At 6-2 230 pounds with sub 10.0 yards speed he was a freak of nature in his day, he was as big as defensive linemen and faster than cornerbacks (lot of white ones back then). , as a rookie he returned kickoffs, a 230 pounder running back kicks...whoa! He should have won the Heisman his senior year at Syracuse, but times being as they were back then he stood no chance.
The closest thing we see today to Jim Brown is Adrian Peterson, he also has that size with speed combo and while not as powerful as Brown he does run hard.
With his size and speed/power Jim Brown could (obviously talking about in his prime) play today. He is as physically imposing as any back in the league.
One of my prized possesions is his near mint (one corner a bit soft) 1958 rookie card, it cost me 200 bucks. Don't know the value of it now because I'd never sell it.
What took Cleveland so long to put his name up? He remains the greatest running back of all time (actually a fullback, as were most the great backs back then) He averaged over 100 yards a game for his career, he averaged over 5 yards a carry for his career. Nobody dominated their era like he did and keep in mind defenses were all geared up to stop him and still couldn't do it.
At 6-2 230 pounds with sub 10.0 yards speed he was a freak of nature in his day, he was as big as defensive linemen and faster than cornerbacks (lot of white ones back then). , as a rookie he returned kickoffs, a 230 pounder running back kicks...whoa! He should have won the Heisman his senior year at Syracuse, but times being as they were back then he stood no chance.
The closest thing we see today to Jim Brown is Adrian Peterson, he also has that size with speed combo and while not as powerful as Brown he does run hard.
With his size and speed/power Jim Brown could (obviously talking about in his prime) play today. He is as physically imposing as any back in the league.
Avante must be thrilled he found an NFL forum semen should since prison guard doesn't post in this forum.
Funny how making a comment that doesn't mention, and has nothing to do with Avante makes me a shield, especially when I criticized the list on the thread
Motley had a 5.7 career average, if he'd played in 16 games seasons instead of 11-14 he'd been the all time leading rusher for awhile. He totally dominated his era much like Brown did. A 240 pound train was what he was. He had six seasons where he averaged over 5 yards a carry. He;s in the Hall of Fame.
Emmitt had so many runs where he's 4 yards down the field before he had to do anything thanks to that gigantic line and Aikman to Irvin and Novachek.
No it's not an assumption. You quotes his list with motley above smith, as your comment just said "no." It's not an assumption to say you thought smith should be ranked higher
No it's not an assumption. You quotes his list with motley above smith, as your comment just said "no." It's not an assumption to say you thought smith should be ranked higher
I have a fantastic magazine put out by THE SPORTING NEWS. They totally tear into the history of the running back. They go back to the days of the "Galloping Ghost" Red Grange.
Their top 10
1.Jim Brown
2.Barry Sanders
3.Walter Payton
4.Gale Sayers
5.Earl Campbell
6.O.J.Simpson
7.Marion Mottley
8.Emmitt Smith
9.Eric erson
10.Bronko Nagurski
They rank the top 50, and go into depth about the reason someone is ranked where they are.
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