Jim Brown Rips Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan in Interview

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NFL legend Jim Brown pulled no punches during an interview on HBO’s Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel. And he's not afraid to go after big targets either. In fact, Jim Brown rips Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, two of the biggest stars in the world.

Brown blasted Woods and Jordan for lacking a social conscience.

After an amazing but relatively brief career with the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown became a civil rights activist. He also spent years working to curb gang violence in inner cities (In addition to fighting for civil rights in the 60s, Brown should also be commended for still referring to people as "cats" and "mamajamas")

Not surprisingly, Brown isn't too impressed with Woods and Jordan's lack of social activism. Both Woods and Jordan are mini-corporations who want to avoid getting involved in sticky social issues that could hurt their brand.

Of course, it could be argued that it's unfair for Brown to specifically target Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, presumably because they are African-American. After all, most modern athletes, whatever their background, lack the social conscience of athletes like Jim Brown and Bill Russell because it could hurt their bottom line.