He was one of the greatest running backs ever to play the game, as well as an actor and civil rights activist after his retirement from football. He died Thursday night at his home in LA. No cause of death given.
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All-time NFL great running back, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87
NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown has died at the age of 87. Brown shattered records during a relatively short NFL career, leading the Cleveland Browns to their last championship in 1964 -- and retired in his prime to become an actor. Brown appeared in more than 30 films, including...