June 27, 1999 Marion Motley, hall of fame football player, died. Motley was born June 5, 1920 in Leesburg, Georgia but raised in Canton, Ohio. After playing college football at South Carolina University and the University of Nevada, Motley joined the United States Navy and played for the Great Lakes Naval Training Station team.
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Marion Motley – June 27th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on June 27, 2011 in African American History, June, Military, Sports
Tags: football, June 27, June 5, Navy, South Carolina University, University of Nevada
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