| Whenever a debate arises about who the best | | | | for top ten numbers. He led the NFL in rushes |
| running back of all time in the NFL is, you often | | | | four of those seasons, led the NFL in rushing |
| hear names mentioned such as Barry Sanders, | | | | yards in five seasons, led in TD's twice and was |
| Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith, and Bo Jackson, | | | | third four other times. He was also the leader in |
| just to name a few. One of the most overlooked | | | | total yards four separate times. To sum it up for |
| players in all of this discussion is none other than | | | | Jim Brown, in each of the six seasons after 1960, |
| Long Island's Jim Brown. What makes it even | | | | he was in the top four of every rushing category |
| worse for Brown is that his statistics are better | | | | for every single season. Jim Brown is the all-time |
| than those of his counterparts, which leads you to | | | | leader in YPC (yards per carry) with 5.2 YPC; in |
| believe that off the field drama has led to people | | | | 1963, he rushed for an absolutely ridiculous 6.4 |
| overlooking Brown and his accomplishments. | | | | yardsper carry, which is practically unheard of in |
| Jim Brown was born in Georgia, but moved to | | | | pro football. With a perfect combination of finesse |
| Manhasset, New York shortly following his birth. | | | | and power, Jim Brown had the ability to run past |
| Brown eventually attended high school at | | | | or juke his defenders, but still had the strength to |
| Manhasset High School, earning thirteen varsity | | | | bulldoze his opponents. |
| letters in football, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, and | | | | The only other running back in the NFL's history |
| track. After his high school career, he attended | | | | that compares to Jim Brown is Barry Sanders. In |
| Syracuse University and earned All-American | | | | 35 fewer games played in his career, Jim Brown |
| status in football and lacrosse. Not only was | | | | had 7 more rushing TD's than Barry, and 10 more |
| Brown an excellent football player in his earlier | | | | receiving TD's. Jim Brown played every single |
| years, but he was also an overall tremendous | | | | game of his career, never missing a start for the |
| athlete. Brown began his career with the | | | | Cleveland Browns. While Barry Sanders didn't miss |
| Cleveland Browns rushing for 942 yards, and 9 | | | | all that much time as a RB, he did completely |
| TD's, which earned him the Rookie of The Year | | | | miss seven games of action in his career. Brown |
| honors. Brown continued to dominate the NFL for | | | | reached the 17 TD plateau twice in his career, |
| 8 more seasons, accumulating career totals of | | | | once in a 12 game season, and once in a 14 game |
| 12,312 rushing yards, 15,459 combined total yards | | | | season. The closest Sanders reached to that |
| for a combined 126 TD's, statistics which easily | | | | mark was 16 TD's in a 16 game season. Also, in |
| eclipsed the current records of the time. | | | | one of those 17 touchdown seasons, Jim Brown |
| Brown qualified for the Pro Bowl team in every | | | | averaged 5.9 YPC, while Sanders was only able to |
| single season of his career, nine times. Top ten | | | | average 4.5 YPC, which is a half-yard lower than |
| statistics were only kept after the 1960 season, | | | | his career average. |
| which leaves Brown with six seasons to qualify | | | | |
