The articles, published in the Fort Frances Times and Rainy River Herald, describe how the area was developed including the gold rush around the turn of the century, the birth of the logging industry and how railways and highways opened the area to the rest of the country. The articles appear as they did when originally published and have not been edited in any way. 100 years, 100 stories The History of the Rainy River District The following pages are a testament to the history of Rainy River District.As a running back, he still stands alone…even without Wooten and Hickerson. It’s true that Jim Brown has lived a full life, and a flawed life. “Most of the things you do that are really good,” Brown said in the documentary, “people never get a chance to know about them, and if you’re sincere you don’t care.” It is a positive in his post-football life. Then, in Los Angeles, there were 1,200 to 1,400 murders a year. In 1988, he created Amer-I-Can, to help them rescind gang memberships. He invited gang members to his home, high in the Hills of Beverly - many gang members - because he wanted, as somebody who had been on both sides, to make a difference. That was the battle that raged, and I could use a lot of that on the field.”Īnd off it, he could also be constructive, in a way possible only by somebody with Jim Brown’s guts. In the documentary, Brown analyzed his style: “I’ll tell you why I’m the way I am - my strength was unbending when it came to accepting racial discrimination. He has been an actor (40 films) and an activist. I wish I’d had the intelligence to apply myself at a younger age, to make better decisions.”įive days after the Super Bowl, Brown will celebrate his 87th birthday. “I’ve learned how to allow a person to ‘slap’ me, and turn the other cheek. “I wouldn’t think of trying to do anything wrong now,” he said. He was in jail three times, two of them involving domestic-related charges, and most people feared him because of a character flaw that even Brown finds unacceptable. Brown played life the way he played football, crushing anybody who got in his way. The NFL documentary was his story, warts and all, of which there is a few. When he quit, at 29, it was months before Super Bowl I. He’s still the only player to average 100 yards rushing (per game) for an entire career. He was MVP three times, the first time as Rookie of the Year. He played in three NFL title games, losing in his first and last seasons, and winning in the last championship shutout, 27-0 over Baltimore, in between. Brown was the rushing champion eight times in his nine seasons.
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