Wayne Morris (American football)

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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1954-05-03) May 3, 1954 (age 70)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: South Oak Cliff (TX)
College: SMU
NFL draft: 1976  / round: 5 / pick: 141
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:899
Rushing yards:3,387
Total TDs:43
Player stats at PFR

Wayne Morris (born May 3, 1954) is a former college and professional football player.

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Early life and high school

Morris was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. In 1972, Morris graduated from South Oak Cliff High School (SOC), where he starred at defensive back and running back. A 1981 D Magazine article chose Morris as one of the best football players to ever come out of a Dallas high school. As the article asserted, "When Wayne Morris was at SOC in the early Seventies, he was the best all-around high school football player in Texas. As a junior he made second-team all-state on defense; as a senior he made first-team all-state on offense." [1]

College football

In college, Morris was a freshman starter at Southern Methodist University, where he starred at running back. As Dan Jenkins wrote in Sports Illustrated during Morris's freshman year, "Wayne Morris is already being pronounced the greatest thing to come to the school (SMU) since Doak Walker." Morris went on to rush for over 3000 yards during his college career. [2] [1]

Professional football

Morris was selected in the 5th round of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Cardinals. He also played for the Chargers during his 8 years in the NFL. During his NFL career, Morris ran for 3,387 yards on 899 attempts, scoring 38 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 156 passes for 1,190 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns. [3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
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Regular season

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1976 STL 141642924.62738759.4191
1977 STL 1271656614.0358242229.3341
1978 STL 13131746313.6271332989.0331
1979 STL 15151063873.7168352376.8201
1980 STL 16161174563.9246151107.3241
1981 STL 16131094173.8145191658.7210
1982 STL 97842743.3114382.7110
1983 STL 1511752573.417214553.9110
1984 SDG 1035122.4515204.090
120868993,3873.835381561,1907.6345

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesRushingReceiving
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1982 STL 113144.78033210.7150
113144.78033210.7150

After football

He currently resides in Dallas and is single and has one daughter. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gridiron Greats," D Magazine.
  2. ↑ "A locomotive for the class of 1976," Sports Illustrated.
  3. ↑ "Wayne Morris," Statscrew.
  4. ↑ "My High School: South Oak Cliff," The Dallas Morning News sports section online.


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