'It's way overdue.' New Marion Motley memorial underway in Canton

The Marion Motley Memorial Fund Committee announced this week that it has raised the funds needed to erect a statue of Motley on a patch of land in Stadium Park in Canton. The committee hopes to place the finished statue before the end of the year.

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— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) July 31, 2021

Motley, a Pro Football Hall of Famer played at South Carolina State University in 1939, before transferring to University of Nevada before his sophomore year.

Marion Motley, who helped break the NFL's racial barrier, is being honored with a new statue in Stadium Park in Canton. https://t.co/0RdxUfbHo6

— CantonRep.com (@CantonRepdotcom) July 31, 2021