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Michael freeman the complex story of a living legend. Jim brown mike freeman paperback harpercollins publishers. An athlete who played a number of sports at syracuse university, he discovered that it was the violence of football that appealed to him most. In the years following his early retirement, that same strength and determination led to success in hollywood and social activism. Freeman is also the author of three critically acclaimed books.
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