Ajirotutu Catches Pair of TDs against Wolf Pack Nov 9, 2008
Kaepernick's 20th rushing score tied him with Hall of Famer Marion Motley for ninth place in the school's career touchdowns list. Fresno State pulled to 31-21 on the third quarter's final play when Ajirotutu made his second TD catch, but Taua capped a 12-play drive with a 25-yard run for a score with 8:40 to play. (Gobulldogs.com)
McFadden's back for revenge Sep 13, 2008
SCSU has three former players (Deacon Jones, Marion Motley and Harry Carson) inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, more than all the Palmetto State s Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Division and Division II programs combined. Bethune-Cookman s lone HOF inductee is former Miami Dolphin offensive tackle Larry Little. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Postseason streaks for the ages Sep 13, 2008
Still, 10 straight years is impressive, including three NFL titles behind quarterback Otto Graham, tackle and kicker Lou Groza and fullback Marion Motley. -- University of Miami baseball. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
SCSU to face 'Big' Stanley Wright and Benedict this evening Sep 6, 2008
SCSU has three former players (Deacon Jones, Marion Motley and Harry Carson) inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, more than all the Palmetto State s Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Division and Division II programs combined. Benedict College is still seeking its first winning season since reinstating football in 1995. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Lee signs free agent contract with Cleveland May 3, 2008
He reports to rookie camp this Thursday to start what Lee hopes is a career which will be as successful in Cleveland as another former Bulldog - Hall of Fame fullback Marion Motley. Right now, I plan to just go in and work as hard as I can and let it be, he said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Jackson State rebounds Oct 11, 2007
ESPN - HBCU notebook (Oct. 10) - College Football. (ESPN -- College Football News)
Beauty and brains: Decker on fire in '07. Sep 28, 2007
It was sitting in Yankee Stadium as a kid and rooting for the heroes of the old All-America Conference, Marion Motley of the mighty Browns and our own Spec Sanders and Buddy Young on the Yankees, sitting in Kezar as a college student, yelling my head off for the great old 49ers, Frankie Albert and Norm, Big Chief, Standlee and Bruno Banducci and Visco Grgich. But that's an old man's answer, misty eyed but not really clear. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NFL)
'I play for him' Nick Tomasetti dons Old Forge uniform in his uncle's memory Sep 21, 2007
Going way back, Nick's great-great uncle, Lou "Babe" Tomasetti spent four years with the Buffalo Bills, once finishing 48 yards behind NFL Hall of Famer Marion Motley for the All-American Conference rushing crown in the 1940s. "It's something we are really proud of," Rich said. (Scranton Times, PA)
Vinny: Just the Way that it Is Sep 6, 2007
These Iron Men: Otto Graham, Marion Motley, Jim Brown, Gene Hickerson, Dante Lavelli, the names go on for an eternity - this is Cleveland Browns football. Believe me, we could list the great men and players from the past could through this entire column and that we would still not show the respect and admiration fans from those great days had for their Cleveland Browns. (BerniesInsiders.com)
Game kicks off historical season for SCSU Sep 1, 2007
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Passan: The Peterson Imperative Apr 26, 2007
Brown quickly shifted gears and fell back on a staple, the running game, because he also needed a successor to the great Marion Motley. He was left with no other choice than to make Jim Brown his first selection. (BerniesInsiders.com)
Generation gap for Blacks in baseball Apr 15, 2007
" The fall before Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, four Blacks integrated pro football. Two were Robinson's teammates at UCLA - Kenny Washington and Woody Strode, who played for the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL. The other two, Marion Motley and Bill Willis, signed with the Cleveland Browns of the All-American Football Conference. "Football today is America's game, much more than baseball," Willis said by telephone from his Columbus, Ohio, home last week. "Way back then,... (AZCentral -- Sports)
JACKIE ROBINSON: 60 Years Later Apr 14, 2007
" Irvin said. Integration in U.S. sports -- 1920 -- First blacks in pro football -- 1946 -- First blacks in pro football since early 1930s (Marion Motley and Bill Willis, Cleveland Browns; Kenny Washington and Woody Strode, Los Angeles Rams) -- 1947 -- First black in MLB in 20th century (Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers) -- 1948 -- Negro National League folds -- 1950 -- First blacks in NBA (Earl Lloyd, Washington Capitols; Chuck Cooper, Boston Celtics; Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, New York Knicks)... (San Francisco Chronicle)
