JIM BROWN
In this photograph, Jim Brown’s eyes burn as he rips through Philadelphia’s defense. It was taken on November 29, 1964, a year before he retired from professional football. He had already shattered most of the NFL’s major rushing records when he retired.
JIM BROWN
Jim Brown won the AP NFL MVP award three times. During his eight-year career, he averaged over a hundred yards per game. He was hailed as the greatest professional football player of all time in 2002.
LEW ALCINDOR
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a top NBA scorer who was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. He played college basketball for UCLA, where he broke the school’s single-game scoring record by scoring 56 points in his first game. Even before he entered the basketball court, his scoring prowess was well-known.
LEW ALCINDOR
UCLA’s three-year winning streak of 88 games was led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. They only had two losses, and this photo depicts one of them in a semi-final game against Houston. On April 1, 1968, this photo was taken. UCLA was defeated 101-69 in what was dubbed “The Game of the Century.”
