NEW YORK — Former Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown is getting his 1964 championship ring back, five decades after the Hall of Fame football legend said someone stole it during a robbery.
Brown, 79, appeared in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, where a settlement was reached over a lawsuit he filed last year against a memorabilia dealer that had sought to auction the ring.
After appearing before a federal magistrate judge, Brown, walking with a cane, said it "feels great" to know he will get the long-lost ring back, which he plans to give to one of his children at Christmas.