The first definitive biography of one of the most important controversial and outspoken athletes of the 20th century. He intimidated people on and off the football field. He was brutal yet brilliant narcissistic yet magnanimous relentless yet unyielding. Most of all he was the greatest football player of all time. He was Jim Brown. A legend in his own time Jim Brown was revered as an athlete actor and unflinching symbol of black pride and self-reliance. In this moving book Mike Freeman offers the first definitive portrait of the sports star. Based on interviews with Brown his family friends and colleagues Jim Brown is an honest complete picture of the man and his turbulent times. Part biography part cultural history it is a quintessential American tale--a story of adversity adulation tenacity inspiration and pride.