In 1989, Syracuse Herald Journal Executive Editor Bud Poliquin went to California to interview Syracuse University legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown to talk about his life and career ...

"Jim Brown of Syracuse finished fifth in the vote to select the most outstanding player of 1956. A significant portion of the electorate balked at voting for a black man.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Jim Brown made his claim as the best football player in the world in Cleveland. His argument for being the best athlete who has ever lived and his legacy of social activism, are ...

Syracuse University and National Football League legend Jim Brown '56 passed away today. Brown is the only man enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame (1995), National Lacrosse Hall of Fame ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Dino Babers lauded Syracuse football legend Jim Brown as “the greatest to ever play the game.” Brown, a Hall of Fame running back, died Thursday night at the age of 87.

Jim Brown’s connection to Syracuse remains strong Published: May. 19, 2023, 8:44 p.m. The Jim Brown statue sits outside of Cleveland Browns Stadium on Friday evening, May 19, 2023.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Jim Brown set an NCAA record in Syracuse football’s 61-7 thumping of Colgate on November 17, 1956. It was the final home game Brown would play for the Orange at Archbold Stadium.

Jim Brown playing football at Syracuse. Everett/Shutterstock “It’s impossible to describe the profound love and gratitude we feel for having been a small piece of Jim’s incredible life and ...

"Jim Brown, of course a Syracuse guy, I'm a Syracuse guy," Coughlin said. "I remember watching Jim Brown on black and white television, the Ben Schwartzwalder show, when he was a player at Syracuse.

But Brown means more to Syracuse than his excellence on the field. His No. 44 jersey became a badge of honor for great Syracuse running backs who followed, a number worn by Ernie Davis and Floyd ...

This is an undated photo of Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown. Brown was an All-America at Syracuse in 1956 and NFL Rookie of Year in 1957.