Johnny Morris (American football)
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| Position: | Wide receiver Halfback |
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| Date of birth: | September 26, 1935 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Long Beach, California | ||||||||
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| College: | California-Santa Barbara | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1958 / Round: 12 / Pick: 137 | ||||||||
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Johnny Edward Morris (born September 26, 1935) is a former American football running back/wide receiver in the National Football League. He spent his entire ten-year career with the Chicago Bears, and is the franchise's all-time leader in receiving yards with 5,059.[1] He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Morris won an NFL Championship in 1963. In 1964, he had his best season with 93 receptions for 1212 yards and 10 touchdowns.
In 1964, while still playing for the Bears, Morris joined WBBM-TV in Chicago as a sportscaster. Except for a six-year stint at rival WMAQ-TV, Morris remained at WBBM until 1992, serving for most of that time as sports director. He also served as a football color commentator for CBS' NFL coverage from 1975 to 1986. He retired in 1996.
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