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Marion Motley (June 5, 1920 – June 27, 1999) was an American football fullback and linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL).
Marion was the AAFC's all-time rushing leader and also led the NFL in ground gaining in his initial season in the league in 1950. That year, in a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the powerful Motley rushed for 188 yards on just 11 carries for a 17.1 yards-per-carry average.
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Jun 23, 2024 · Marion Motley (born June 5, 1920, Leesburg, Georgia, U.S.—died June 27, 1999, Cleveland, Ohio) was an African American gridiron football player who helped desegregate professional football in the 1940s during a career that earned him induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.
In 1946, Canton native Marion Motley was one of four African American men to break pro football’s color barrier when he joined the Cleveland Browns.
Jul 22, 2021 · Marion Motley was a trailblazer. He was also a punishing runner, an adept blocker and player gifted and instinctive enough to excel on both sides of the ball. In his autobiography, legendary...
Feb 17, 2013 · Marion Motley was one of the first black players of the modern era. Motley helped the Cleveland Browns dominate the AAFC with four consecutive titles. The Cleveland Browns...
Marion Motley – Fullback. When Paul Brown signed Marion Motley in the Browns' first training camp in 1946, it was initially to give African-American Bill Willis, whom the head coach had...
In 1946, Marion Motley was one of four African American men to break pro football’s color barrier when he joined the Cleveland Browns.
Marion Motley was both a trailblazer and one of the all-time greats. After helping reintegrate pro football in 1946 as part of the Forgotten Four, Motley embarked on a Hall of Fame career that helped the Cleveland Browns become one of the top teams of his era.
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