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Chris Morris (American football, born 1949)

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Chris Morris
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Position Tackle
Personal information
Born (1949-10-07) October 7, 1949 (age 76)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Southport (IN)
College Indiana
NFL draft 1971: 10th round, 258th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games22
Games started1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Christopher Steven Morris (born October 7, 1949) is an American former football offensive lineman. He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers (1967-1970) and professional football for the Cleveland Browns (1972-1973), Memphis Southmen (1974), San Antonio Wings (1975), and New Orleans Saints (1975).

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Early years

Morris was born in Indianapolis in 1949 and attended that city's Southport High School. [1]

Indiana

Morris enrolled at Indiana University in 1967 and played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers football teams from 1967 to 1970. He enrolled in Indiana as a walk-on and won a scholarship as a sophomore. He began as a guard, switched to tackle as a junor, and started 20 consecutive games in 1969 and 1970. At the end of the 1970 season, he received Indiana's most valuable player award. He was the first interior lineman to win the award since 1958. [2]

Professional football

Morris was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 10th round (258th pick) of the 1971 NFL draft. He was cut by the Vikings in August 1971. [3] [4] After being released by the Vikings, he signed as a free agent with teh Cleveland Browns in 1972. [5] [6] He played at offensive tackle for the Browns, appearing in 14 games in 1972 and two games in 1973. [1]

Prior to the 1974 season, Morris was cut by the Browns and joined the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League (WFL). [7] [8] In June 1975, the Grizzlies traded Morris to the San Antonio Wings of the WFL. [9] He scored five touhdowns for the Wings. [1] He then joined the New Orleans Saints, appearing in six games for the Saints in 1975. [1] He appeared in 22 NFL games. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Chris Morris". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Morris MVP; Thomson, 3 Seniors Also Cited". The Herald-Times. November 24, 1970. p. 12 (section 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vikings Cut Chris Morris". The Indianapolis Star. August 17, 1971. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Chuck Heaton (September 2, 1972). "Call for Chris Morris". The Plain Dealer. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Browns' free agent Morris might stick around at tackle". The Cleveland Press. July 29, 1972. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Bill Scholl (August 7, 1972). "Bright spot: Browns' rookie Chris Morris earns praise from coach Skorich". The Cleveland Press. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Gary Moore (September 9, 1974). "NFL's Paring Aids Southmen". The Commercial Appeal. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Randy Covitz (September 17, 1974). "For Grizzlies' Chris Morris Loyalty No Longer Split". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Grizzlies Trade". The Memphis Press-Scimitar. June 13, 1975. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Chris Morris". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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