Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown will be immortalized by the Cleveland Browns later this year when a statue bearing his likeness will be erected outside FirstEnergy Stadium, the team announced Wednesday, the same day Brown turned 80.

While many of us have mixed feeling about the team that currently calls themselves the Browns and what they mean to us on a personal level, no one can dispute how much Jim Brown means to the town of Cleveland and the Browns organization. I'd say the numbers speak for themselves.

Brown rushed for 12,312 yards and held a 5.2 yards per carry average during his career that spanned the 1957-65 seasons. He was also named a Pro Bowler every year he played. Since his retirement, no Browns player has worn his No. 32.

 Here's a link for the short read and the accompanying video.