The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

JIM BROWN: BY THE NUMBERS

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SEASONS: 9

PRO BOWLS: 9

ALL-NFL SELECTIONS: 8

YARDS RUSHING: 12,312

TOUCHDOWNS: 126

RUSHING TITLES: 8 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965)

NFL RECORDS

(at time of retirement following 1965 season)

[1st] Most Touchdowns, Career – 126 • [1st] Most Seasons Leading League, Rushing – 8 (195761, 1963-65) • [1st] Most Consecutiv­e Seasons Leading League, Rushing – 5 (1957-1961) • [1st] Most Yards Rushing, Career – 12,312 • [1st] Most Yards Rushing, Season – 1,863 (1963) • [1st] Most Yards Rushing, Game – 237 (vs. Los Angeles, Nov. 24, 1957; vs. Philadelph­ia, Nov. 19, 1961 • [1st] Most Rushing Attempts, Career – 2,359 • [1st] Most Rushing Attempts, Season – 305 (1961) • [1st] Most Game 100 or More Yards Rushing, Career – 58

• [1st] Highest Average Gain Rushing, Career – 5.22

• [1st] Most Touchdowns Rushing, Career – 106 • [1st] Most Attempts Career, Combined Net Yards – 2,658 • [1st] Most Attempts Season, Combined Net Yards – 354 (1961) • [1st] Most Attempts Game, Combined Net Yards – 39 (vs. Chicago Cardinals, Oct. 4, 1959) • [1st] Most Combined Net Yards Gained, Career – 15, 459 • [2nd] Most Seasons Leading League, Touchdowns – 3 (1958, 1959, 1963) • [2nd] Most Touchdowns, Season – 21 (1965) • [2nd] Most Yards Rushing, Season – 1,544 (1965) • [2nd] Most Rushing Attempts, Season – 291 (1963) • [2nd] Most Rushing Attempts, Game – 37 (vs. Chicago Cardinals, Oct. 4, 1959) • [2nd] Most Touchdowns Rushing, Season – 17 (1958, 1965) • [2nd] Most Touchdowns Rushing, Game – 5 (vs. Baltimore, Nov. 1, 1959) • [2nd] Most Attempts Season, Combined Net Yards – 323 (1965) • [Tied for 2nd] Most Touchdowns, Game – 5 (vs. Baltimore, Nov. 1, 1959)

• [Tied for 2nd] Most Consecutiv­e Seasons Leading League, Rushing – 3 (1963-1965) • [Tied for 2nd] Most Yards Rushing, Game – 232 (vs. Dallas, Sept. 22, 1963) • [Tied for 2nd] Most Attempts Game, Combined Net Yards – 38 (vs. Philadelph­ia, Nov. 19, 1961).

AWARDS/HONORS

■ 1960s All-Decade Team

■ NFL’s 75th Anniversar­y Team

■ All-Time NFL Team (selected in 2000)

■ 1957 Rookie of the Year (UPI, AP, SN)

■ 1957 Most Valuable Player (AP, SN)

■ 1958 Most Valuable Player (UPI, AP, NEA, SN)

■ 1963 Most Valuable Player (UPI, NEA*, Maxwell Club)

■ 1965 Most Valuable Player (UPI, AP, SN, NEA)

■ AFL-NFL 1960-1984 All-Star Team (selected in 1985)

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