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RIP Jim Brown

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Kbiz said:
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Brown's acting ability is vastly underrated. He was easily the best NFL player turned actor.

And that includes guys like Merlin Olsen and Fred Dryer who later had respectable tv and film careers. Carl Weathers had too short a NFL career to call him an established NFL player, and OJ was decent at acting, but not great.

And certainly is the best actor NFL star, considering his fame prior to acting.

True, Olsen was one of the best O-Linemen ever, OJ was a star player, but Brown was a superstar, the face of the League. It's like Patrick Mahomes retiring from football next year to take up acting (we recall Brett Favre and Dan Marino's turn at acting).

He had a smoldering presence in his dramatic roles, and quiet intensity the other guys never approached.
 
Sebastian said:
Brown's acting ability is vastly underrated. He was easily the best NFL player turned actor.

And that includes guys like Merlin Olsen and Fred Dryer who later had respectable tv and film careers. Carl Weathers had too short a NFL career to call him an established NFL player, and OJ was decent at acting, but not great.

And certainly is the best actor NFL star, considering his fame prior to acting.

True, Olsen was one of the best O-Linemen ever, OJ was a star player, but Brown was a superstar, the face of the League. It's like Patrick Mahomes retiring from football next year to take up acting (we recall Brett Favre and Dan Marino's turn at acting).

He had a smoldering presence in his dramatic roles, and quiet intensity the other guys never approached.
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Merlin Olson was a HoF D lineman. Played with Dryer, Jack Youngblood and Deacon Jones.
 
2 For The Brew said:
Merlin Olson was a HoF D lineman. Played with Dryer, Jack Youngblood and Deacon Jones.
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Yes, exactly, but, he wasn't a superstar.

It is simply the nature of the game.

The greatest lineman of an era is not going to be as well known as the best QB, or skill position players of the same time.

Joe Thomas is an all-time great. But other players from his era are much better known to the general public.
 
Wulfgar1224 said:
Smacking women around is more than being flawed. But, as long as you’re a great athlete your praises will be sung and no one will care
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At the same time, the people from other teams attacking the Browns for continuing to honor #32 while rostering Watson and saying "lol predator organization, 2 strikes now" are badly off-target for one reason:

Can you imagine the outcry, generally from those same critics, if the Browns didn't do much to honor Brown, or even basically memoryholed him (the way the Pats did Hernandez - apples and cars, I know, but it was also technically a feasible option here?)
 
Hurl Bruce said:
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Joaquin Peiro died on May 18th, 2020--exactly 3 years to the day before Jim Brown.

In 1966, Peiro led Real Madrid to a European Cup championship with a final score of 2-1.

Jim Brown wore 32 and was the #1 RB of all time. He retired in 1966.

The Lord truly works in mysterious ways!

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If it weren't for Jim Brown, there would be no Earth Wind & Fire

The day Maurice White (leader of EWF) came to Jim Brown's house to ask permission for their release (Jim Brown was managing them and as co-owner of their first management company, was personally bankrolling their inception and early development and using connections to get them their first gigs), Brown answered the door butt ass naked around midday and made Maurice sit with him while naked to talk business. Maurice was convinced Brown probably left a few women sprawled out in the other room resting in order to come take his meeting.

He made Maurice White promise him that he would always maintain ownership over their masters and only "partner" with major record labels to help with distribution and tours. Then he let him out of the contract and all monies owed to him and said making it as big as he could be was all the pay he needed from him. Information Jim learned from his good friend Sam Cooke and passed on to any minority artists, performers and creators who he came across on the LA scene.

Ass naked.

Business guru.

Birthed the greatest band ever.

RIH Goat.
 
RchfldCavRaised said:
If it weren't for Jim Brown, there would be no Earth Wind & Fire

The day Maurice White (leader of EWF) came to Jim Brown's house to ask permission for their release (Jim Brown was managing them and as co-owner of their first management company, was personally bankrolling their inception and early development and using connections to get them their first gigs), Brown answered the door butt ass naked around midday and made Maurice sit with him while naked to talk business. Maurice was convinced Brown probably left a few women sprawled out in the other room resting in order to come take his meeting.

He made Maurice White promise him that he would always maintain ownership over their masters and only "partner" with major record labels to help with distribution and tours. Then he let him out of the contract and all monies owed to him and said making it as big as he could be was all the pay he needed from him. Information Jim learned from his good friend Sam Cooke and passed on to any minority artists, performers and creators who he came across on the LA scene.

Ass naked.

Business guru.

Birthed the greatest band ever.

RIH Goat.
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I had no idea until a week ago that my daughter was a EWF fan. She has Boogie Wonderland, Lets Groove and Shining Star in her playlist. Not September which is my favorite, but still allot of respect for a 19 year old white girl to even know EWF, lol
 
Vee-Rex said:
Am I the only one that initially reads "RIH" as "Rest in Hell"?

It's always a very awkward moment for me... in my mind to see it that way.
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I understood it as Really Impressive Hog.

Makes sense given the context.
 
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