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Marion Motley — American Athlete born on June 05, 1920, died on July 27, 1999

Marion Motley was an American Football fullback and linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League. He was a leading pass-blocker and rusher in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and ended his career with an average of 5.7 yards per carry, a record for a fullback that still stands. A versatile player who possessed both quickness and size, Motley was a force on both offense and defense. Joe Perry once called him "the greatest all-around football player there ever was". Motley was also one of the first African-Americans to play the professional game in the modern era... (wikipedia)