Syracuse football legend Jim Brown passed away on Thursday, May 18, and word came out via social media about this unbelievably sad news on Friday.
The tributes began pouring in across the sports world and elsewhere in popular culture regarding Brown, 87, who is the greatest student-athlete in Orange sports history and one of the most important figures in the history of U.S. sports.
Legendary RB Jim Brown has passed away, his wife Monique Brown announced. pic.twitter.com/hOZD3W3hjW
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 19, 2023
Brown, the late Ernie Davis and the late Floyd Little were all legendary running backs for Syracuse football, wearing the iconic number 44.