The Browns induct 16 Hall of Famers on Sunday into their first "Ring of Honor" but the greatest Brown of them all (Jim Brown, of course) will be with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at a meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C.
Brown, still upset with a reduced role with the organization, says he won't attend the ceremonies despite last minute entreaties.
"No, I won't be going," Brown said. "My legacy won't be defined by
Holmgren." Brown sent Holmgren a letter that he doesn't want to be a "greeter" or a "mascot" for the organization.
Brown used to have owner Randy Lerner's ear as an adviser. Holmgren seems to have that ear exclusively these days.
LINK: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/17/jim-brown-my-legacy-wont-be-defined-by-holmgren/
In other words, Brown is upset Holmgren no longer allows him to advise Randy Lerner. One only needs to examine Brown's track record to see why. Good move Mike.:thumbsup:
Jim Brown: Wife-beater. Thug. Asshole.
LINK: http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Brown_Jim.html
But for all Brown's good deeds and athletic prowess, there appears to be a dark side to him as well. He has been frequently accused of violent crimes, primarily toward women.
An 18-year-old accused Brown of forcing her to have sex after giving her whisky, but a jury found him innocent of assault and battery in the 10-day trial in 1965. He was accused of throwing his girlfriend from a balcony in 1968, but when the 22-year-old woman refused to name Brown as her assailant, the charge of assault with intent to murder was dropped. He was fined $300 for resisting a deputy.
Brown was acquitted of assaulting a man after a traffic accident in 1969. He was fined $500 and spent a day in jail after beating up a golfing partner in 1978. He was charged with rape, sexual battery and assault in 1985, but the charges were dropped when the 33-year-old woman gave inconsistent testimony.
The next year, he was arrested for allegedly beating his fiancée after accusing her of flirting. He spent three hours in jail, but three days later the 21-year-old woman said she didn't want to prosecute.
In October 1999, Brown was convicted in Los Angeles of smashing the window of his 25-year-old wife Monique's car, but was acquitted of making terrorist threats against her. The judge sentenced him to three years' probation, stripped him of his driver's license for a year, fined him $1,700 to be paid to a battered woman's shelter and a domestic abuse fund, and ordered him to attend special counseling for domestic batterers.
When Brown refused counseling, he was given a six-month sentence. He was released from jail in Ventura County (California) in July 2002 after serving less than four months.
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Your legacy is already established, butt-head.
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