Image Gallery of Marion Motley

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Pro Football's Original Powerback

One of the first blacks to play in professional football.Marion Motely was a member of Paul Brown’s Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and was a major component in 4 conference championships from 1946 to 1949.

At 6′ 1″, 240 pounds, Motley was a giant during the era he played football. In 8 seasons at Cleveland he rushed for 4720 yards and 31 touchdowns averaging 5.7 yards a carry. He was inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1968.

Image Gallery of Marion Motley, Fullback, 1946-1955

One of Pro Football's early Power Backs. Led the AAFC in rushing in 1948 with 964 yards and the NFL in 1950 with 810. Had the most rushing touchdowns in 1949 with 8.
Marion Motely Cleveland Browns Running Back

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One of the original bruising fullbacks of football. Marion Motley was an All-Pro in 1950 and made the Pro Bowl teams in 1948 and 1950. He ended his career with a 5.7 yards-per-carry average.
Marion Motley | Cleveland Browns 1946-1953

The All-Time leading leading rusher of the short-lived All-American Football Conference - Fullback Marion Motley.
Marion Motley Cleveland Browns AAFC

Marion Motley

Marion Motely Career Statistics

Marion Motely Rushing & Receiving Stats
						Rushing					Receiving					Totals
Year	Age	Team	Pos	No.	G	Carries	Yards	Y/A	Long	TD	Catches	Yards	Y/R	Long	TD	Touches	Y/Tch	YScm	Total TDs
1946	26	CLE	FB	76	13	73	601	8.2	76	5	10	188	18.8	63	1	83	9.5	789	6
1947	27	CLE	FB	76	14	146	889	6.1	50	8	7	73	10.4	0	1	153	6.3	962	9
1948+	28	CLE	FB	76	14	157	964♦	6.1	0	5	13	192	14.8	78	2	170	6.8	1156	7
1949	29	CLE	FB	76	11	113	570	5.0	0	8♦	15	191	12.7	0	0	128	5.9	761	8
1950*+	30	CLE	FB	76	12	140	810♦	5.8♦	69	3	11	151	13.7	41	1	151	6.4	961	4
1951	31	CLE	FB	76	11	61	273	4.5	26	1	10	52	5.2	34	0	71	4.6	325	1
1952	32	CLE	FB	36	12	104	444	4.3	59	1	13	213	16.4	68	2	117	5.6	657	3
1953	33	CLE		36	12	32	161	5.0	34	0	6	47	7.8	23	0	38	5.5	208	0
1955	35	PIT		36	6	2	8	4.0	8	0						2	4.0	8	0
8 seasons Browns					99	826	4712	5.7	76	31	85	1107	13.0	78	7	911	6.4	5819	38
1 season Steelers					6	2	8	4.0	8	0						2	4.0	8	0
9 year NFL career					105	828	4720	5.7	76	31	85	1107	13.0	78	7	913	6.4	5827	38

Post Season Rushing & Receiving Stats
				Rushing				Receiving					Totals
Year	Age	Team	Games	Carries	Yards	Y/A	Lng	Catches	Yards	Y/R	Long	TD	Touches	Y/Tch	YScm	Total TD
1946♣	26	CLE	1	13	98	7.5	50						13	7.5	98	1
1947♣	27	CLE	1	13	109	8.4	51						13	8.4	109	0
1948+♣	28	CLE	1	14	133	9.5	31	1	13	13.0	13	0	15	9.7	146	3
1949♣	29	CLE	2	16	113	7.1	63	3	-5	-1.7	0	0	19	5.7	108	1
1950*+♥	30	CLE	2	13	21	1.6	10	1	-2	-2.0	0	0	14	1.4	19	0
1951	31	CLE	1	5	23	4.6	12	1	23	23.0	23	0	6	7.7	46	0
1952	32	CLE	1	6	74	12.3	42	3	21	7.0	9	0	9	10.6	95	0
1953	33	CLE	1	0									0
			10	80	571	7.1	63	9	50	5.6	23	0	89	7.0	621	5