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Originally Posted by parepat
Brown was not as dominant in college.
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True fact: Jim Brown played 24 college football games. 16 of them were played in New York state. He only played in one bowl game (the Cotton after his senior year, which Syracuse lost 28-27 to TCU). Prior to that trip to Dallas, the farthest west SU and Brown played a game was Champaign, IL.
True fact: His college career consisted of 361 carries. Central Florida's Kevin Smith had
450 this season.
Year.....G..Att....Yds..Avg..TD...YPG...Pts
1954.....8....75...439..1.3...4...54.9...24
1955.....8...128...666..5.2...7...83.3...42
1956.....8...158...986..6.2..13..123.3...78
Totals..24...361..2091..5.8..24...87.1..144
He was a heck of a player, obviously, but circumstances prevented him from getting the kind of numbers we see from a "best back in the country" now.
I think what we
now know about Brown's greatness influenced his selection, as did the fact that he was such a tremendous athlete (garnering All-American honors in football and lacrosse).