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'Absolute Legend': J.J. Watt Mourns Loss of NFL Legend Jim Brown

Pro Football Hall of Famer, Jim Brown, arguably the NFL's best-ever player, has died. He was 87.
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'Absolute Legend': J.J. Watt Mourns Loss of NFL Legend Jim Brown
'Absolute Legend': J.J. Watt Mourns Loss of NFL Legend Jim Brown

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Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, arguably the NFL's best-ever player, has died. He was 87.

Following Brown's passing, Houston Texans legend JJ Watt, paid his respects via Twitter.

"Absolute legend," Watt tweeted. "Rest in Peace Jim Brown."

The AP reports that a spokesperson for Brown’s family said he "passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side.'' The AP also labels him "unstoppable'' - and that was as true as it was for maybe any athlete who's ever lived.

Brown played in the NFL from just 1957 to 1964, choosing to leave the sport to pursue a career in acting. But even in his final season, he was chosen the NFL’s Most Valuable Player as he'd shattered most every rushing record in league history.

Brown - at 6-2 and 230 pounds larger but also faster and more graceful than most any other player of his time - led the Cleveland Browns to their last NFL title in 1964 after a half-decade of tormenting foes.

He was 30 when he retired, having never missed an NFL start (118 straight games). Brown, who encountered trouble with the law due to allegations of domestic violence, was at the same time an early voice in Black Americans' fight for equality, in 1967 organized a meeting in Cleveland featuring Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in support of boxer Muhammad Ali’s anti-Vietnam War stance. Brown became a major force in Los Angeles via his founding of Amer-I-Can, a program to help disadvantaged kids. 

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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