now this when you when you stop and consider what this man has accomplished it's truly amazing he
is the greatest running back in the history of professional football he has also been involved
in a wide range of other activities from Motion Picture acting and production to airport security
in Grenada that's right uh we're delighted to have him with us tonight please welcome Jim Brown
you look terrific let me ask you about the airport security in Grenada and then we'll get on to other
matters tell us what that is well you know I have to sit up and look back at you man well
no it'll be right that's all right well you're not steamed first of all I'd like to say no not at all
oh they're the greatest [Applause] when you're standing back there you get ready you know
when you're looking very exciting they're the uh consistently the best thing about the show night
in and Night Out is that true the bandage yeah oh well I'll tell you about grenade no I'm a director
in a company called the high tech engineering company which is out of McLean Virginia and uh
we do security yeah from nuclear Security on down to personal security how did you get involved in
that from being in the films and acting and so forth at the airport has been Diversified
people just didn't know about it yeah let's learn about it now see now you yourself are not going
to be down there looking for troublemakers uh no look going through luggage and stuff I sit in the
board meetings yeah you're at home safely in the states and the experts go down and they apply the
security all right I'm definitely not an expert is uh now what is grenade is that uh everything
back to normal I guess down there now well when you say normal no it's not back to normal but uh
we are there and we hope to uh install our system now the capitalistic system and uh contrary to
normal belief the Grenadines were very happy that we did come in and now what we're trying
to do is create uh business yeah join Vengeance with the grenadians now have you have you done
this at other airports or just down there uh no this will be uh first uh bench at the new
company do they know anything about this anything about airport security how company yeah I mean we
have some of the greatest people in the world you see we have a lot of ex-government people
that as far as the expertise they're the best in the world so everything's cool oh yes okay
great everything's gonna be great you don't have to worry about it Caribbean Basin is secure all
right now let's still be here right I was thought I was I mentioned there's some unbelievable things
you've played nine years yes in the NFL the 12 14 game seasons in those days right uh yes and
you played every game yes no injuries or did you just play with the injuries well let's say that
you just play a lot of it is because you want to play you can always find an excuse not to play
yeah they're always excuses and you retired at a relatively young age didn't you well actually
29 technically now there are guys that plan well into their 30s these days yes and even later now
now uh Jim are you serious about this deal uh coming back to the NFL you're 48 right yes I am
and you are serious about it but what does 48 have to do with it well I think I'm curious well to my
way of thinking you know um I don't know 48 you're a successful executive you've got these airport
things going uh you're you're making a comeback 48. I don't know do you feel any different now
than you did at 29. of course I feel different first of all I feel uh that I know a lot more
I'm much smarter than I was at 29. and I've always been in condition and you know everything that's
ever been done in this country and all over the world it's great it's been done uh when people
disbelieve that it could be done sure you see I don't believe that anyone should tell me what I
can't do I don't believe there's any age that you're finished I feel that I will be relevant
forever and I'd like to motivate other people to be relevant Forever After all the 747 flies David
you know you don't know anything about it you know I mean yeah I looked at a 747 sitting on
the ground and think that it gets up in the air yeah to play for international football again
is easy yeah I know but now um now let me tell you this if you were 21 you couldn't play professional
football no I couldn't there are guys that are weight lifters look the guys that are Sprint
Champions weight lifters guys at a big 300 pounds and they can't play professional football okay now
let me ask you about this you okay say physically let's say you can do it but you've been away
from the game now since you were 29. now you know there's going to be hot shots who think all right
I'm gonna put one notch in the gun here I'm gonna get Jim Brown we're gonna punish this guy we'll
see there's one thing you're overlooking football is a team sport now I am 48 years old the other 10
guys are going to be in their 20s and they're going to be good that's working for me yeah
because if football is not like tennis you know the guys that I have are going to be hot shots
too yeah so I'm not going back with a bunch of 48 year olds I'm going back myself and I'm going to
use these young strong guys and I'm gonna direct them and utilize some of the techniques that they
have not learned about running the ball yet yeah well now that makes good sense don't go in there
with a line of 48 year old guys no no no I don't want to do that okay now now tell me what the
what is what does all this have to do with Franco Harris now all right if Franco Harris breaks your
record it will have taken him more years longer games to do it right you're taking them everything
I'll tell you what it is about Franco you see you know we are a country that believe in youth we're
always trying to replace somebody and we don't always do it fairly so while they were talking
about all these guys every year it's a new guy they bring to me they brought Earl Campbell
they're bringing Eric Dickerson they're bringing Franco Walter Payton they're bringing everybody
and everything and he almost came close no one's ever done it but they're always doing that right
so here's Franco and he's been a great player four Super Bowls he's been a leader in Pittsburgh he's
a fine young man but he's now running out of bounds he's staying around he's playing half
of a game you think he's just accumulating yardage of course he's accumulating yardage without being
the focal point of the team anymore now what what's the record 13 000 plus I don't know the
exact number how close is he do you think uh he should break it next year now you are going to
be playing next year well first of all we're going to run 40 that Dash oh that's right you challenge
Franken to a 40-yard day yes and he accepted on National Television and I was very surprised at
that now what was your last time in the 40-yard dash I was uh timed at four five and what was
your time when you were playing well that was four or five that's the last time that was the
last time but that sounds very interesting about that you see you know what a time means time means
they put a clock on you to run now the other factors that I've never been beaten in the 40.
that's more important in time now but you you're mad against man now now tell me
what if you had to go out tonight and run a 40-yard dash what would it take you depends
who on who I was running against say you were running if I was running against you all right
now what now what's Franco's best time in the four I don't
think they've ever publicized it for obvious reasons yeah
well this is going to be interesting now who would you play for if you go back well there's
two possibilities first of all are you really going back I'm not going to give you the scoop of
all times what I'm going to tell you is that I'm more serious now especially after talking to you
[Applause] [Music] you are going you are going to make me prove it let me tell you why you see there
are a lot of people out there over 40. and they're beautiful they'd love to see it and they're strong
and they know what quality is that we're not always selling quality today well we're selling
entertainment in sports you know I know but you're an Entertainer I don't think well the football
player well I mean you said it not me yeah I know but I don't think people would ever dispute that
you were the best running back in the history of football but that's not the issue but so what
happens if you go back and it doesn't work out now that's going to be the memory that people have huh
well let me tell you something I've never lived for their memories you know because Monday morning
when I have to pay the bills yeah no one else does it everything that I've ever done someone told me
I couldn't do it give me a hint what team would it be would it be the Raiders are they gonna they
have to be the Raiders the National Football League uh the express in the United States
football but it's almost it's got to be in the NFL to make this well yeah that's true it would
have to be the Raiders because you know about the Raiders oh yeah Dallas is considered America's
team right yeah I'm glad you said that [Music] now let me tell you why okay because they're
apple pie and they're Pink Cheeks the Raiders are tough guys and they get the job done now look but
let me tell you what happens the Raiders are tough they get the job done they use guys that
are washed up Jim plunk was supposed to be washed up 10 years ago he just led the team to the Super
Bowl a Lionel said all these guys commercial uh we gotta go to a commercial look a little nervous
okay but anyway all right the Raiders are made okay we'll take your time uh we got to go to
commercial so I can get my composure back and uh Jim and I'll continue here I'll tell you what
before we run out of time I just want to mention that the one of the reasons you're in New York
is you're being inducted into the uh Collegiate lacrosse Hall of Fame yes this man is one of the
most versatile athletes ever placed on the face of the earth now Jim uh back to Oakland Dallas
La Dallas La Dallas now you were saying that uh I was a big lawsuit between Roselle and uh Al
Davis oh that's right clearly they're down in L.A now yeah because the court said that but Dallas
you don't think is America's team oh not at all because there's a lot of I'm sorry ladies there's
a lot there's a lot of you know it's like America tries to be other than what it is the Raiders have
all these guys that nobody can handle yet they get along and they produce and they win these
are Misfits cast off yes and they work together you never hear about drugs with the Raiders right
yet when you look at the Cowboys a lot of the guys have been heavily involved
in drugs so when you talk about America's team you're talking about different people
that are working together to get the job done who exemplifies that any more than the Raiders who is
more of an American than Al Davis who takes on the system and wins I gotta go with the Raiders yeah
it's Bill it's Bill Oldenburg of the uh LA Express has is uh we're going to have a meeting and talk
about it go go back to the NFL I got a few months yeah we haven't run the race yet I might lose it
win the race then I still have time it all hinges on the race if you don't win the race
you may not have to make an erase I'm going to apologize and go back home well that's that's
gentlemanly but I'm gonna win the race you think you're gonna win the race we got about a minute
here tell me about the the Playboy Mansion are you always at the Playboy Mansion A lot
of the time at the Playboy Mansion are you oh yes no I've never I've never been there well
first of all let me tell you about the Playboy Mansion Hugh Hefner is a tremendous man [Music]
the jacuzzi you cannot lock the door there's always a lot of beautiful girls there's always
a lot of celebrities there's a lot of birds and animals and there's a tennis court in the playroom
and we have access 24 hours a day but unbelievable but is it is it um is it like you think it is yeah
I mean it could be but I mean it has it been uh have you ever gone home from that place scene you
saw oh my god oh yes [Applause] thank you good luck here thank you [Music] grab your right back