Morley Drury

Morley Drury

USC Trojans
Career history
College	USC (1925–1927)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1903-02-15)February 15, 1903
Place of birth	Midland, Ontario
Date of death
Place of death	Santa Monica, California
Height
Weight
Career highlights and awards
All-American (1927)
College Football Hall of Fame (1954)

Morley E. Drury (February 15, 1903 – January 21, 1989), nicknamed "The Noblest Trojan of Them All," was a quarterback for the University of Southern California.

College career

Drury helped coach Howard Jones in leading USC during the 1920s.

A graduate of Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Drury's finest season came in 1927 as the senior captain employed his skillful passing and rushing to carry the Trojans to an 8–1–1 record. USC shared the Pacific Coast Conference title with Stanford University, battling the Indians to a 13–13 deadlock. The only smudge on the Trojan record was a mid-season loss to powerful Notre Dame University, 7–6. Drury led the team in scoring (76 points) and rushing (1163 yards) and won First-Team All-America honors. His 1163 yards marked the first time a USC player surpassed 1,000 yards rushing and stood as a USC record until Mike Garrett eclipsed the mark with 1440 yards during his 1965 Heisman Trophy campaign.

Drury was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. In 2010, Morley Drury joined his late brother, former NHL hockey player and United States Olympian Herb Drury, as an inductee of the Midland (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame, in the Athlete category.

External links

• Morley Drury at the College Football Hall of Fame