Larry Morris

Larry Morris
Positions: Linebacker / Fullback	Jersey numbers: 56, 31, 33
born December 10, 1933 in Atlanta , Georgia
died on December 19, 2012 , ibid
Career information
Active : 1955 - 1966
NFL Draft : 1955 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
College : Georgia Institute of Technology
Teams
Los Angeles Rams (1955–1957) Chicago Bears (1959-1965) Atlanta Falcons (1966)
Career statistics
Games	124
Touchdown	2
Interception	6th
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team All Pro Choice (1963) 2 team College Football Hall of Fame (1992) NFL Championship (1963) MVP NFL Playoff 1963 Georgia Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame (1959)
College Football Hall of Fame

Lawrence Cleo "Larry" Morris (born December 10, 1933 in Atlanta , Georgia , † December 19, 2012 ibid) was an American American football player in the National Football League (NFL).

Player career

College career

Larry Morris visited in Decatur , the High School and studied after his graduation from 1951 to 1954 at the Georgia Institute of Technology . In college , he played center American football. He also played basketball on the side . Morris was the team captain of both teams. In 1954 he was voted All-American for his performance in football . He and his team took part in the Orange Bowl in 1952 and the Sugar Bowl in 1953 and 1954 . His team won all three games. Morris graduated with a degree in industrial management .

Professional career

In 1955, Morris was drafted seventh in the first round by the Los Angeles Rams . The team was coached by Sid Gillman . At the Rams, Morris played mostly in defense as a linebacker with Les Richter . In his rookie year , he moved his team to the NFL final . The game was lost against the Cleveland Browns 38:14. Morris caught an interception from quarterback Otto Graham in that game . In the following two game years, Morris could only play a few games for his team due to injuries.

George Halas

After three years with the Rams, Morris signed a contract with the Chicago Bears overseen by George Halas . In 1963 Morris was able to move into the NFL final again with his team. Opponents were the New York Giants , who had to admit defeat at 14:10. The Bears defense kept putting pressure on Giants quarterback YA Tittle . Morris was able to intercept a pass from Tittle and carry it over a distance of 61 yards in the direction of the Giants end zone . He was only stopped at the six-yard line of the Giants by their defense. Morris won the ball a short time later, resulting in a touchdown for his team. Morris was named the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP).

After a year playing with the Atlanta Falcons , Morris retired in 1966.

After the career

After his playing career, Larry Morris worked as a businessman in the insurance industry. Until his death he suffered from dementia , which he himself attributed to his work as a professional football player. His family donated his brain to Boston University for exercise science . The grave of Larry Morris is unknown.

Honors

Morris is a member of the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team and his college hall of fame. He was once voted All Pro . In 1992 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame .

Web links

• Larry Morris at college
• Larry Morris's CV Reported in the Chicago Tribune

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Richard Goldstein: Larry Morris, '63 Title Game Star, Dies at 79. In: The New York Times . December 23, 2012, accessed January 1, 2013 . 
2. ↑ Annual statistics of the Rams 1955
3. ^ NFL final 1955 (statistics)
4. ↑ Annual statistics of the Bears 1963
5. ↑ NFL final 1963 (statistics)
6. ↑ Larry Morris's tomb in the Find a Grave database
7. ↑ Members of the Georgia Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.