JIM BROWN RECEIVED NFL/COLLIER AWARD ON JUNE 18, 2010
#32 came to town!
Jim Brown, the Hall of Fame record setting running back for the 1964 World Champion Cleveland Browns, and Founder of the Amer-I-Can Foundation to assist young people who might otherwise fall through society's cracks came to Lexington to receive the Kentucky Chapter NFL Hall of Fame BLANTON COLLIER AWARD for giving back with integrity off the field as well as on.
The BLANTON COLLIER SPORTSMANSHIP GROUP, a non-profit established to promote ethics, education and excellence in athletics joined with the KY Chapter NFL in the presentation of the award and other activities during Brown's visit to Lexington.
While many of Jim Brown's records still stand today, the KY Chapter NFL Hall of Fame Committee and the Blanton Collier Sportsmanship Group are proud to note that upon his retirement, the then-29 year old Brown asked not for a gala event for himself; rather, for a fund-raiser for the Negro Industrial and Economic Union which he had founded to assist minority business owners. While Brown is still known today as arguably the greatest football player to ever play the game, and is an advisor to the Browns, his time and energy are devoted to work with young people through Amer-I-Can.
Kay Collier McLaughlin and the Blanton Collier great grandchildren greet Jim Brown during his arrival at the Lexington, KY airport. Also pictured are children from the PALS program. |
Kay Collier McLaughlin of the BCSG greets Jim Brown upon his arrival at the Lexington, KY airport. |
Jim Brown preparing for a filmed interview by the Blanton Collier Sportsmanship Group, Inc. at Georgetown College, KY. |
Jim Brown interviewed by Blanton Collier Sportsmanship Group Board members Ron Butler and Eric Carter. |