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🗓️ 26 May 2023
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Jim Brown passed away at his home in Los Angeles last week at the age of 87. The Cleveland Browns legend and three-time NFL MVP made a name for himself as a football player, actor, and social activist, and also spent years working with gang leaders to try and prevent violence. But his reputation was also marred by a long series of domestic violence accusations. Today, how to make sense of Brown's complicated life and legacy.
Guests: Steve Rushin, Sports Illustrated
Dave Zirin, Author of Jim Brown: Last Man Standing
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1:10.0 | From NFL legend to actor and civil rights activist, Jim Brown has died at 87 years old. |
1:17.9 | Last week, one of the 20th century's most influential athlete activists passed away at his home in Los Angeles. |
1:24.3 | The three-time MVP running back led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title in 1964. |
1:30.8 | His number 32 became the must-have number for other running backs hoping to follow in his footsteps. |
1:38.4 | Brown made a name for himself not just as a football legend or a movie star or a supporter of Muhammad Ali when he refused to fight in Vietnam, |
1:45.7 | but also as someone who worked tirelessly to try and end gang violence. |
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