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Marion Motley

Player of American football, born in Leesburg, Georgia, USA. A four-time all-league fullback for the Cleveland Browns (1946–53), he played on five league championship teams and led the National Football League in rushing in 1950.

Marion Motley
Date of birth June 5, 1920
Place of birth Leesburg, Georgia
Date of death June 27, 1999
Position(s) Fullback
College Nevada
Pro Bowls 1
Honors NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
Statistics Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1946-1953
1955
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1968

Marion Motley (born June 5, 1920, in Leesburg, Georgia, died June 27, 1999) was a former American Football fullback who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers. In his book, The Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football, the respected football writer Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman of Sports Illustrated, a Cleveland-area native, has called Motley the best player in the history of football.

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