Jim Brown, all-time NFL great running back and social activist, dies aged 87

• Titan of sports, movies and civil rights activism dead at 87
• Spokeswoman says Brown died on Thursday in Los Angeles

Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.

A spokeswoman for Brown's family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side.