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Marion Motley

Marion Motley

Position: FB-LB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 232 lbs.
Born: June 5, 1920 in Leesburg, GA
College: Nevada-Reno, South Carolina State

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1968

1-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1946 26 CLE FB 13 10 73 601 5 76 8.2 46.2 5.6 10 188 18.8 1 63 0.8 14.5 789 6 0
1947 27 CLE FB 14 12 146 889 8 50 6.1 63.5 10.4 7 73 10.4 1 0 0.5 5.2 962 9 0
1948+ 28 CLE FB 14 14 157 964 5 0 6.1 68.9 11.2 13 192 14.8 2 78 0.9 13.7 1156 7 0
1949 29 CLE FB 11 10 113 570 8 0 5.0 51.8 10.3 15 191 12.7 0 0 1.4 17.4 761 8 0
1950*+ 30 CLE FB 12 0 140 810 3 69 5.8 67.5 11.7 11 151 13.7 1 41 0.9 12.6 961 4 5
1951 31 CLE FB 11 0 61 273 1 26 4.5 24.8 5.5 10 52 5.2 0 34 0.9 4.7 325 1 1
1952 32 CLE FB 12 0 104 444 1 59 4.3 37.0 8.7 13 213 16.4 2 68 1.1 17.8 657 3 2
1953 33 CLE fb 12 0 32 161 0 34 5.0 13.4 2.7 6 47 7.8 0 23 0.5 3.9 208 0 1
1955 35 PIT 7 0 2 8 0 8 4.0 1.1 0.3 8 0 0
Career 106 46 828 4720 31 76 5.7 44.5 7.8 85 1107 13.0 7 78 0.8 10.4 5827 38 9
8 yrs CLE 99 46 826 4712 31 76 5.7 47.6 8.3 85 1107 13.0 7 78 0.9 11.2 5819 38 9
1 yr PIT 7 0 2 8 0 8 4.0 1.1 0.3 8 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1946 26 CLE FB 13 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 53 0 0 17.7 842
1947 27 CLE FB 14 12 13 322 0 0 24.8 1284
1948+ 28 CLE FB 14 14 14 337 0 0 24.1 1493
1949 29 CLE FB 11 10 12 262 0 0 21.8 1023
1952 32 CLE FB 12 0 3 88 0 35 29.3 745
1953 33 CLE fb 12 0 3 60 0 22 20.0 268
Career 106 46 1 0 0 0 0.0 48 1122 0 35 23.4 6949

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1946 26 CLE FB 13 10 1 0 0 0
1947 27 CLE FB 14 12 1 48 1 48
1950*+ 30 CLE FB 12 0 5 3 0 0
1951 31 CLE FB 11 0 1 0 0 0
1952 32 CLE FB 12 0 2 1 0 0
1953 33 CLE fb 12 0 1 0 0 0
Career 106 46 2 48 1 48 9 4 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1948+ 28 CLE FB 14 14 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1952 32 CLE FB 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 106 46 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1946 26 CLE FB 13 10 5 1 36
1947 27 CLE FB 14 12 8 1 1 60
1948+ 28 CLE FB 14 14 5 2 42
1949 29 CLE FB 11 10 8 48
1950*+ 30 CLE FB 12 0 3 1 24
1951 31 CLE FB 11 0 1 6
1952 32 CLE FB 12 0 1 2 18
Career 106 46 31 7 1 234

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1950

1st-team All-Pro

1948
1950

Rushing Att

1947 AAFC 146 (4)
1948 AAFC 157 (3)
1949 AAFC 113 (8)
1950 NFL 140 (5)
1952 NFL 104 (6)

Rushing Yds

1946 AAFC 601 (4)
1947 AAFC 889 (3)
1948 AAFC 964 (1)
1949 AAFC 570 (3)
1950 NFL 810 (1)
1952 NFL 444 (6)
Career 4720 (118)

Rushing TD

1946 AAFC 5 (5)
1947 AAFC 8 (4)
1948 AAFC 5 (10)
1949 AAFC 8 (1)
Career 31 (156)

Long Rush

1946 AAFC 76 (1)
1947 AAFC 50 (3)
1950 NFL 69 (9)
1952 NFL 59 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att

1947 AAFC 6.1 (4-- 27)
1948 AAFC 6.1 (2-- 27)
1949 AAFC 5.0 (5)
1950 NFL 5.8 (1-- 44)
1952 NFL 4.3 (5)
Career 5.7 (7)

Rushing Yds/Game

1946 AAFC 46.2 (4)
1947 AAFC 63.5 (3)
1948 AAFC 68.9 (1)
1949 AAFC 51.8 (3)
1950 NFL 67.5 (2)
1952 NFL 37.0 (7)
Career 44.5 (147)

Long Reception

1946 AAFC 63 (5)
1948 AAFC 78 (2)

Touchdowns

1946 AAFC 6 (9)
1947 AAFC 10 (4)
1949 AAFC 8 (3)

Points Scored

1947 AAFC 60 (6)
1949 AAFC 48 (4)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1946 AAFC 6 (7)
1947 AAFC 9 (7)
1949 AAFC 8 (3)

Non-Offensive TDs

1947 AAFC 1 (5)

Yds From Scrimmage

1946 AAFC 789 (4)
1947 AAFC 962 (7)
1948 AAFC 1156 (4)
1949 AAFC 761 (5)
1950 NFL 961 (5)

All-Purpose Yds

1946 AAFC 842 (9)
1947 AAFC 1284 (7)
1948 AAFC 1493 (4)
1949 AAFC 1023 (8)

Touches

1947 AAFC 166 (5)
1948 AAFC 184 (5)
1949 AAFC 140 (4)
1950 NFL 151 (9)

Yds/Touch

1947 AAFC 7.7 (8)
1948 AAFC 8.1 (5)
1949 AAFC 7.3 (10)

Kick Returns

1947 AAFC 13 (8)
1948 AAFC 14 (6)
1949 AAFC 12 (7)

Kick Return Yds

1947 AAFC 322 (9)
1948 AAFC 337 (6)
1949 AAFC 262 (8)

Yds/Kick Return

1948 AAFC 24.1 (3)
1949 AAFC 21.8 (6)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1947 AAFC 1 (2)

Long Intercep. Return

1947 AAFC 48 (3)

   

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1946 - AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
1946 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AAFC
1946 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AAFC
1946 - UPI: 1st team all-AAFC
1947 - AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
1947 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AAFC
1947 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AAFC
1948 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL/AAFC
1948 - AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
1948 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AAFC
1948 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AAFC
1948 - UPI: 1st team all-AAFC
1949 - AAFC: 2nd team all-AAFC
1949 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AAFC
1949 - UPI: 2nd team all-AAFC
1950 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1950 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1950 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL