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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).
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Marion Motley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Position: FB-LB. 6-1 , 232lb (185cm, 105kg) Born: June 5. in Leesburg, GA. More bio, uniform, draft info. Hall of Fame. 1x Pro Bowl. 2x All-Pro. 1x NFL Champ. 4x AAFC Champ. HOF All-1940s Team. 76 76 36 36. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.
- Leesburg, GA, USA
- June 5, 1920
Marion Motley was a trailblazing fullback who played for the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC and NFL. He was a powerful runner and blocker who led the league in rushing in 1950 and held several Browns' records.
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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.
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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...
A local production that tells the story of Marion Motley, one of the four African American men to break pro football’s color barrier in 1946. Learn about his adversity, personal tragedy and triumphs using archival interviews and new interviews with historians, friends and descendants.
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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...
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