Jim Brown is considered one of the best running backs of all time. He played nine seasons for the Cleveland Browns, completing a total of 12,312 yards.
In 1966, he stopped his career at the age of 30, despite being at the top, to devote himself to cinema. He has been an actor in fifty films and series, appearing in particular with Spike Lee and Tim Burton. He organized the 1967 Cleveland Summit, which brought together twelve prominent men from the African-American community in response to Muhammad Ali's decision not to participate in Vietnam War.