PHOTOS: Jim Brown through the years
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FILE - Former Cleveland Browns player Jim Brown, left, gets a hug from LeBron James, who holds the Larry O'Brien NBA championship trophy during a rally June 22, 2016, in Cleveland. “I hope every Black athlete takes the time to educate themselves about this incredible man and what he did to change all of our lives,” James posted shortly after Brown's death. ”We all stand on your shoulders Jim Brown. If you grew up in Northeast Ohio and were Black, Jim Brown was a God." (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)