CLEVELAND -- Before the Browns unveiled a statue of Jim Brown on Sunday, the Hall of Fame running back made a lighthearted plea.
"I hope it looks like me," Brown quipped as he stood on the dais, the statue still covered by a tarp.
When the statue was revealed a few moments later -- after a small glitch when a protective blanket around the statue's head had to be removed by hand -- Brown, who retired from football 51 years ago, took it in and gave his approval, calling the statue "fantastic."
The statue is the first to honor the Browns history outside FirstEnergy Stadium.