Legendary Orange running back Jim Brown is No. 1 on ESPN’s list of the greatest 150 players from the first century and a half of college football.
In closing its year-long ESPN College Football 150 celebration, the network revealed its top 25 players, including Brown (No. 1) and Syracuse 1961 Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis (No. 15), at halftime of Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game between No. 1 LSU and No. 3 Clemson.
In addition to Brown and Davis, three-time All-American Floyd Little was No. 52 on the list. All three men wore Syracuse’s fabled No. 44, which was retired in 2005, and remains the only retired jersey number in the history of the program.
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Led by the ?, Jim, Ernie and Floyd have been named to @espn's list of the 150 greatest players in college football!#OITNF ?? | #CFB150 pic.twitter.com/e6cpCRSc0b
— Syracuse Football (@CuseFootball) January 14, 2020
Congratulations to my fellow @CuseFootball alumni @JimBrownNFL32 for being voted the GOAT of college football. Well deserved. ???#flagweloveOrange. #bleedOrangebaby.
— Donovan McNabb (@donovanjmcnabb) January 14, 2020
#1 all time CFB player @CuseFootball great Jim Brown. @NewhouseSU alum Bill Bonnell producing the title game, Sean McDonough calling it on @ESPNRadio and the generous Newhouse family w the largest gift in school history today. Great day to be ?
— MikeTirico (@miketirico) January 14, 2020
Let's Go Orange@JimBrownNFL32
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) January 14, 2020
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