Jim Brown’s Wife: Everything To Know About The Late NFL Great’s 2 Marriages

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Image Credit: Debby Wong/Shutterstock Jim Brown was a celebrated NFL player. He besides had a palmy vocation successful Hollywood. Jim was joined doubly during his beingness and welcomed 5 children crossed the 2 marriages. The NFL fable passed distant connected May 18, 2023.

During his life, Jim Brown was often called the top shot subordinate successful NFL history. The Cleveland Browns’ fullback was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame successful 1971, was a four-time NFL MVP, and led his squad to an NFL title successful 1964. He besides excelled successful Lacrosse and is known arsenic the league’s all-time starring rusher. Jim retired successful 1966, but his vocation arsenic a nationalist fig was obscurity adjacent over. He was known for being a societal activistic passim his life, and 2 years earlier helium retired from the NFL, helium began a salient vocation arsenic a Hollywood actor.

Jim joined Monique Brown successful 1997. (Debby Wong/Shutterstock)

He appeared successful films including Rio Conchos, The Dirty Dozen, The Split, The Running Man, Mars Attacks!, Riot, and other surface goddess Raquel Welch and Burt Reynolds successful 100 Rifles. He was besides seen successful the tiny surface successful shows including Knight Rider, The A-Team, and CHiPs, among others. He became an writer successful 1989 with his autobiography, Out of Bounds.

Behind the scenes, Jim was joined doubly and fathered 5 children crossed the 2 marriages, earlier passing distant astatine property 87 connected May 18, 2023. Here’s everything to cognize astir Jim’s archetypal and 2nd marriages.

Sue Jones Brown

Jim joined the erstwhile Sue Jones successful September of 1959. They welcomed twins, Kim and Kevin, conscionable a twelvemonth aboriginal successful 1960, and different child, lad James Jr., was calved successful 1962. The full matrimony lasted astir 10 years earlier Sue filed for divorcement successful 1968, citing “gross neglect.” It wasn’t finalized until 1972, and Sue was awarded 100 per period successful kid enactment for their 3 children, positive $2,500 per period successful alimony.

During his matrimony to Sue, successful 1965, an 18-year-old pistillate accused him of battle and artillery for an alleged incidental successful a edifice room, resulting successful an arrest. He was aboriginal acquitted, but much occupation was connected the skyline — successful 1968, the aforesaid twelvemonth Sue filed for divorce, helium was charged with battle and intent to perpetrate execution erstwhile exemplary Eva Bohn-Chin was allegedly recovered beneath a balcony disconnected his apartment, seemingly thrown off. She refused to cooperate with prosecutors successful the investigation, however, and the charges were dismissed.

In his autobiography, aboriginal stated that the struggle with Eva was implicit an matter helium was having with chap activistic and feminist icon Gloria Steinem.

Monique Brown

Monique and Jim welcomed 2 children during their marriage. (EI/Shutterstock)

Jim would beryllium engaged doubly much earlier yet settling down again. He became engaged to 18-year-old Diane Stanley successful 1973, but they broke it disconnected the pursuing twelvemonth successful 1974. Years aboriginal helium again became engaged, this clip to Debra Clark, but helium was arrested successful 1986 for allegedly assaulting her. She refused to property charges and helium was released, the substance dropped.

Jim joined exemplary Monique Brown in 1997, and unneurotic they welcomed 2 children, Aris and Kimberly. But again, occupation loomed — successful 1999, helium was charged with allegedly making terroristic threats against Monique. He was besides charged with vandalism for allegedly shattering a model successful her Jaguar with a shovel, per USA Today. He was sentenced to assemblage service, home unit counseling, and probation, but ignored the presumption and yet was sentenced to jailhouse for six months. In 2002, helium was released aft serving 3 months successful jail, besides per USA Today.

On May 19, Monique took to Instagram with a ceremonial statement astir Jim’s decease astatine property 87. “It is with profound sadness that I denote the passing of my husband, Jim Brown,” she wrote alongside of herself kissing Jim connected the forehead. “He passed peacefully past nighttime astatine our LA home. To the satellite helium was an activist, actor, and shot star. To our family, helium was a loving and fantastic husband, father, and grandfather. Our hearts are broken…”

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