Jim Brown 
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SOURCE: The Nation
5/22/2023
If Football is America's Religion, Jim Brown was its Leading Saint
Dave Zirin, a Brown biographer, says that the hall of famer's complicated politics, advocacy for players in the pre-union era, and mistreatment of women all demand treating his life as a subject of study, not veneration.
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