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High School Yearbook Featuring Marion Motley, Future Pro HoF Football Star.
Lot 662. High School Yearbook Featuring Marion Motley, Future Pro HoF Football Star. Motley played scholastic football at McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio. Among the schools opponents were Massilon, coached by Paul Brown. Subsequently, Brown coached Motley at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station during World War II. In 1946, rejoining Brown, Motley became one of the first four players to break pro football’s color barrier. He and Bob Willis joined the Cleveland Browns, coached by Brown, of the new All-America Football Conference. Motley was a Hall of Fame fullback in eight seasons. Besides averaging 5.7 yards per carry during his career, he helped to making Otto Graham an effective passer by providing outstanding blocking. Motley is pictured on Page 166 of the vg-ex 1939 “McKinleyite” yearbook, and his ability as a passer is referred to on another.
Winning Bid $92.
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