The legend of Jonathan Brown has reached Chuck Norris-like proportions following the Brisbane Lions skipper’s recent run-in with a car on the Gold Coast.

Brown - who was riding his bicycle at the time - walked away relatively unscathed from the accident. The car, on the other hand, had to be towed away.

The incident triggered a flurry of comments across social media, comparing the three-time AFLPA Most Courageous Player to renowned ‘tough guy’ Chuck Norris.

In fact, a poll conducted on lions.com.au to determine who was actually tougher between Brown and Norris came back overwhelmingly in favour of the Lions’ Captain.

83% of voters believed Brown was tougher than Chuck Norris, with a further 12% claiming they were ‘too scared to choose’.

If it wasn’t already assured beforehand, Brown’s name is now almost guaranteed to go down in ‘tough man’ folklore.

You only need to take a look at some of the recent media reports to see how much the legend has grown.

The Courier Mail suggested that if “Brown was any tougher, he’d rust”, while Channel 10’s ‘The Project’ believe that “Jonathan Brown doesn’t take testosterone; testosterone takes Jonathan Brown.”

Below are some of the other claims made by members of the general public about our own Jonathan Brown.

The following comments appeared on Triple M’s website

Jono Brown is so tough that the original title of Alien vs Predator was Alien and Predator vs Jono Brown. The film was cancelled after they realised noone would pay to see a movie that lasted 14 seconds - Dange

Jono Brown is so tough that he once had a bet on a fight with Superman and the loser had to start wearing underwear on the outside of his pants - Dange

Jono Brown is so tough he protects his airbag in an accident - Dange

Jono Brown is so tough that if you put his hand in warm water while he's sleeping, YOU will wet YOUR pants - Dange

Jono Brown is so tough he makes onions cry - Charlie

Jono Brown is so tough he invented the giraffe when he uppercut a horse in the head - AJ

Jono Brown is so tough that he's the only bloke that Chuck Norris is scared of - Steve

The following comments appeared on Twitter

Kids wear Superman undies; Superman wears Chuck Norris undies; Chuck Norris wears Jonathan Brown undies #toughastheycome - @seanc1971

When Jono Brown crosses the street, the cars have to look both ways - @BenGenn

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