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Actor Born: February 17, 1936 in St. Simons Island, GA Biography:Born in Georgia and raised in a black Long Island ghetto, "Jim Brown" distinguished himself in high school athletics. Recruited from Syracuse University, "Brown" was signed with the Cleveland Browns in 1957, remaining with that organization as star fullback for ten years. Breaking any number of NFL records, "Brown" was named Rookie of the Year in 1958 and Player of the Year in 1960; he played in every Pro Bowl game from 1958 through 1965, and in 1971 was elected to the Football Hall of Fame. While still with Cleveland, "Brown" made his film debut in the 1963 Western "Rio Conchos", an event deemed worthy of a four-page color spread in Life magazine. He became a full-time actor upon his retirement from the NFL in 1967, co-starring that year in "The Dirty Dozen". Though he had trepidation about the climactic scene in which he blew dozens of helpless Nazi officers and their sweethearts to bits with hand... Full Biography
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