Who was the greatest player born February 17? Jim Brown or Michael Jordan

[godofwine]

Both players were mosters on their time. Shit, Jim Brown at 71 is still a cat that nobody would fuck with. Both Jordan and Brown were so dominant that years after they retired are still considered the greatest ever to play the game in their sport. So who's the greatest?

Jim Brown former NFL fullback who, while playing for the Cleveland Browns was virtually unstoppable gaining 12,312 in only 9 years when they only played 12 and 14 games a year. Led the league in rushing 7 times in 9 years! Most of us only saw Jim Brown play on highlight reels from NFL Films like I did.

Rushing | Receiving |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1957 cle | 12 | 202 942 4.7 9 | 16 55 3.4 1 |
| 1958 cle | 12 | 257 1527 5.9 17 | 16 138 8.6 1 |
| 1959 cle | 12 | 290 1329 4.6 14 | 24 190 7.9 0 |
| 1960 cle | 12 | 215 1257 5.8 9 | 19 204 10.7 2 |
| 1961 cle | 14 | 305 1408 4.6 8 | 46 459 10.0 2 |
| 1962 cle | 14 | 230 996 4.3 13 | 47 517 11.0 5 |
| 1963 cle | 14 | 291 1863 6.4 12 | 24 268 11.2 3 |
| 1964 cle | 14 | 280 1446 5.2 7 | 36 340 9.4 2 |
| 1965 cle | 14 | 289 1544 5.3 17 | 34 328 9.6 4 |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| TOTAL | 118 | 2359 12312 5.2 106 | 262 2499 9.5 20 |


Or Michael Jordan. Unmatched, unrivaled in his greatness. He is without a doubt the greatest basketball player since Wilt and Russell, maybe the greatest ever.

 

[freaky_1]

Shit both in my book.

 

[shadowlurker]

mr brown

2 sport all american in college!!!!

 

[elchoccolatte]

Shit both in my book.

 

[LordSinister]

Jim, based on his activism in the black community.

 

[roots69]

thats a hard one...ill say both of them

 

[godofwine]

thats a hard one...ill say both of them

Yes, they were both great, but make a choice.

 

[Blue-sky]

Jim, based on his activism in the black community.

I also don't criticize Jordan for not being politically/socially active.

That is his choice.

 

[Blaq]

Mike on the court. The accolades can't be denied. His social activism, that's another thing.

 

[Blunt]

Yes, they were both great, but make a choice.

Jim Brown dominated his league from beginning to end (even doubling his closest competitor in Rushing Yards one year) like no one before or since (save for Babe Ruth).

 

[hgbdark]

jim played before passing was as it is today. they stacked the line to stop the run with 7-8 men and still couldnt stop the motherfucker. he was a beast without parrallel and all you had to do was to see him play. he ran over people, around them, past them and on top of them. never miss a play because of injury in 9 years. mike was a bad mofo too..but nobody ever did in basketball what wilt did. the man averaged 50 points a game. he averaged more rebounds than most guys did points. he led the league in minutes played, he led the league in assists. he routinely kicked bill russell's ass, but bill played for a better team so people put them in the same leaugue as players. where was mike until pippen came along??? would we be annointing him if he had never won championships that he didnt/couldnt win without a team ?