With the occurrence of the 50th anniversary of the Heisman Trophy being awarded to Ernie Davis, it brings question to the amount of representation given by Syracuse University to the greatest player ever at SU, Jim Brown. Yes, Davis was a phenomenal football player and Heisman winner, but Brown surely would have won the Heisman Trophy if it were not for the strong racial bias at the time of voting.

Brown was not only the greatest running back in the history of the NFL. For SU, he was a track athlete, great basketball player, greatest football player and supposedly an even better lacrosse player — named first team All-American and was second in scoring nationally. SU does honor the life and athletic accomplishments of Davis rightfully so, but a lack of recognition for Brown is puzzling. For all of Brown’s accomplishments for SU, he needs to be honored on the same status as or higher than Davis.

Steven Pincus

Syracuse University Class of 2015