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Great Lakes Naval Station. Player stats at NFL.com · PFR. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Marion Motley (June 5, 1920 – June 27, 1999) was an American professional 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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Motley, with his powerful running on Cleveland's famed trap and draw series, made the Browns' ground game go, but he is also credited with vital contributions to the Cleveland passing attack, because his blocking for quarterback Otto Graham was exceptional. At 6-1 and 232 pounds, Motley was an imposing figure.
Sep 18, 2023 · PBS Western Reserve commissioned Canton native James Waters to produce LINES BROKEN. The program tells Motley’s story of adversity, personal tragedy and triumphs using rarely heard archival interviews and new interviews with historians, friends and descendants.
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. This local production tells the Canton...
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