Jim Brown was one the greatest NFL players that has ever step on and off the field.When he was in college at the University of Syracuse many coaches and staff members were still on the down on having a African American player playing but the played Jim Brown, and he became on the best college athletes known demand and being drafted the 1st overall pick in 1957 by the Cleveland Browns. Jim called it a quits at the age of 30 but unlike other African Americans he always remained active in the African American community by helping build life skills and also donating his own time towards anti-gang campaigns. As of today Jim Brown still continues with his civil rights advocate, and founded the Black Economic Union (BEU) which uses pro athletes as facilitators in the establishment of the Black-run enterprise. Brown also founded a new endeavor, Vital issues, that have aimed at teaching personal growth techniques to the inner-city prison inmates. And he conducts sessions of the Amer-I-Can from his own home up in the hills of LA. In the early 90’s Amer-I-Can won more than a million dollars to grant money to expand its programs into cities such as San Francisco and even even Cleveland. Although he may not be the only athlete to reach out to others that are less fortunate than himself, Brown still urges his peers to do more than what he makes out to be”make gestures” when facing life challenges in society. 