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Morris was born in [[Norris City, Illinois]] and attended [[Frankfort Community High School]] in [[West Frankfort, Illinois]]. He later attended the [[University of Illinois]] and [[Northwestern University]]. |
Morris was born in [[Norris City, Illinois]] and attended [[Frankfort Community High School]] in [[West Frankfort, Illinois]] where the high school gymnasium is named after Morris.<ref>{{cite web|http://www.wfschools.org/education/sportszone/sportszone.php?sectionid=423&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-43</ref> He later attended the [[University of Illinois]] and [[Northwestern University]]. |
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Morris was the last Northwestern athlete to be selected as an first-team [[All-American]] in two sports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Max Morris profile|publisher=Northwestern University Athletics|url=http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/morris_max00.html}}</ref> He was a consensus All-American football player at the [[End (American football)|end]] position in 1945.<ref> Consensus All-American designations based on the [http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4844195/Awards-compiled-NCAA-2008-Record-Book-Division-1-Football NCAA guide to football award winners]</ref> That year, Morris set a [[Big Ten Conference]] single-game record with 158 receiving yards in a game against [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Wisconsin|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|date=1952-11-28}}</ref> |
Morris was the last Northwestern athlete to be selected as an first-team [[All-American]] in two sports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Max Morris profile|publisher=Northwestern University Athletics|url=http://nusports.cstv.com/genrel/morris_max00.html}}</ref> He was a consensus All-American football player at the [[End (American football)|end]] position in 1945.<ref> Consensus All-American designations based on the [http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4844195/Awards-compiled-NCAA-2008-Record-Book-Division-1-Football NCAA guide to football award winners]</ref> That year, Morris set a [[Big Ten Conference]] single-game record with 158 receiving yards in a game against [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Wisconsin|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|date=1952-11-28}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 21:37, 20 July 2010
{{NFL.com player}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. Template:Infobox NBAretired Glen Max Morris (March 13, 1925 – January 8, 1998) was a professional American football and basketball player. He was a consensus All-American in both sports for Northwestern University and later played professional football for the Chicago Rockets and Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference. He also played in the NBA for the Sheboygan Red Skins.
Biography
Morris was born in Norris City, Illinois and attended Frankfort Community High School in West Frankfort, Illinois where the high school gymnasium is named after Morris.[1] He later attended the University of Illinois and Northwestern University.
Morris was the last Northwestern athlete to be selected as an first-team All-American in two sports.[2] He was a consensus All-American football player at the end position in 1945.[3] That year, Morris set a Big Ten Conference single-game record with 158 receiving yards in a game against Minnesota.[4]
Morris was also selected as a consensus All-American basketball player at the forward position in 1946.[5] He won the Big Ten Conference basketball individual scoring championship in both 1945 and 1946.[6]
After graduating from Northwestern, Morris played three seasons of professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the Chicago Rockets (1946–1947) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1948). He played in a total of 39 professional football games and had 53 receptions for 677 yards.[7]
After retiring from professional football, Morris played one season of professional basketball in the NBA. He played 62 games at the center and forward positions for the Sheboygan Red Skins from 1949–1950. He compiled 194 assists and 781 points in his NBA career.[8]
In 1984, Morris was a charter inductee into the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame.[9]
See also
References
- ^ {{cite web|http://www.wfschools.org/education/sportszone/sportszone.php?sectionid=423&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-43
- ^ "Max Morris profile". Northwestern University Athletics.
- ^ Consensus All-American designations based on the NCAA guide to football award winners
- ^ "Wisconsin". Wisconsin State Journal. 1952-11-28.
- ^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-11-17. Archived 2009-05-04.
- ^ Henry J. McCormick (1960-03-09). "Playing the Game: 22 Years Between Scoring Champions". Wisconsin State Journal.
- ^ "Max Morris statistics". databasefootball.com. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ "Max Morris statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ "Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame". Northwestern University Athletics.