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Statements and stories about the legacy of Jim Brown have spread across social media since the former NFL fullback’s death, and in one, legendary running back Barry Sanders wrote that “you can’t underestimate the impact” that Brown had on the NFL.
Brown died peacefully Thursday night in his Los Angeles home, his wife Monique announced in an Instagram post.
He was 87.
Brown starred at running back for the Browns for nine seasons after the franchise selected him No. 6 overall in the 1957 NFL Draft.
And in the minutes after Brown’s death was announced, Sanders, whose name could be in the same conversation of greatest rushers to play the game, contributed some of his memories about Brown.
