biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (December 2008) For other people named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation). Jim Brown No. 32      Running back / Fullback Personal information Date of birth: February 17, 1936 (1936-02-17) (age 75) Place of birth: St. Simons, Georgia High School: Manhasset High School Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 232 lb (105 kg) Career information College: Syracuse NFL Draft: 1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 Debuted in 1957 for the Cleveland Browns Last played in 1965 for the Cleveland Browns Career history Cleveland Browns (1957-1965) Career highlights and awards Pro Football Hall of Fame (1971) 9× Pro Bowl selection (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965) 8× First-Team All-Pro selection (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965) Second-Team All-Pro selection (1962) NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team NFL 1960s All-Decade Team 3× NFL MVP (1957, 1958, 1965) 3× UPI NFL MVP (1958, 1963, 1965) 3× Pro Bowl MVP (1961, 1962, 1965) Lacrosse Hall of Fame Career NFL statistics as of 1965 Rushing yards     12,312 Rushing average     5.2 Rushing TDs     106 Receptions     262 Receiving yards     2,499 Receiving TDs     20 Stats at NFL.com Pro Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. In 2002, he was named by Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever. He is considered to be one of the greatest professional athletes the U.S. has ever produced..