Marion Motley

A Life In and Beyond Football

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

As a star linebacker for the Cleveland Browns in the 1940s and 1950s, Marion Motley invented the modern concept of the fullback. In 1946, he and three other players broke professional football's color barrier, helping set the stage for Jackie Robinson's desegregation of Major League baseball in 1947. Retiring with five championships and the universal respect of his peers, Motley returned to ordinary life as a black man in pre-Civil Rights Act America. Because his career pre-dated nationally televised football, Motley's name is largely unknown today, when a figure of his stature would enjoy celebrity as a coach or owner. This first ever biography tells the story of the football player Sports Illustrated's Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman described as the greatest ever to take the field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-10-31
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:295 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:221
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476689128

Utforska kategorier

Biografi: sport inom Biografier
Sportbiografier inom Sport, fritid och hobby
Fotbollsböcker inom Sport, fritid och hobby

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SABR member William H. Johnson is a retired naval flight officer. He has coauthored a book, and written an array of newspaper and magazine articles, on the story of baseball in eastern Iowa. He lives in Hinesville, Georgia.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Early Years: Motley’s Great Northern Migration2. The College Years: South Carolina and Nevada3. Post College and Navy Football4. Welcome to Pro Football (1946)5. The First Repeat Champions (1947)6. The First Perfect Season (1948)7. The Last Days of the AAFC (1949)8. New League, Same Outcome: Joining the NFL (1950)9. Decline and Fall of a Legend (1951–1955)10. Life After Football (1956–1998)11. Legacy (1999)Appendix: United States Senate Resolution Honoring Motley and Bill Willis, 2006NotesBibliographyIndex