
NFL Hall of Famer, film star and civil rights activist Jim Brown has died at the age of 87, according to his family.
Brown is arguably considered the greatest running back in the history of the NFL, having won the league’s rushing title eight of the nine years he played in the league during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Brown won the NFL MVP award in 1965 and led the Cleveland Browns to an NFL title in 1964. He was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1971.