Max Morris
Glen Max Morris (March 13, 1925 – January 8, 1998) was an American professional basketball and American football 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.
| Born: | March 13, 1925 Norris City, Illinois |
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| Died: | January 8, 1998 (aged 72) |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | End |
| College | Northwestern |
| NFL draft | 1947 / Round: 26 / Pick: 245 |
| Drafted by | Chicago Bears[1] |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1946–1947 | Chicago Rockets |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Honors | First-team All-American, 1945 |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | March 13, 1925 Norris City, Illinois |
| Died | January 8, 1998 (aged 72) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Frankfort (West Frankfort, Illinois) |
| College | Northwestern (1943–1946) |
| Playing career | 1946–1950 |
| Position | Forward / Center |
| Number | 11 |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1947 | Chicago American Gears |
| 1947–1950 | Sheboygan Red Skins |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 781 |
| Free throws | 277 |
| Assists | 194 |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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.[2] He later attended the University of Illinois and Northwestern University.
Morris was the last Northwestern athlete to be selected as a first-team All-American in two sports.[3] He was a consensus All-American football player at the end position in 1945.[4] That year, Morris set a Big Ten Conference single-game record with 158 receiving yards in a game against Minnesota.[5]
Morris was also selected as a consensus All-American basketball player at the forward position in 1946.[6] He won the Big Ten Conference basketball individual scoring championship in both 1945 and 1946.[7]
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.[8]
Besides playing professional football, Morris played four seasons of professional basketball in the NBL and NBA with the Chicago American Gears and the Sheboygan Red Skins.[9][10]
In 1984, Morris was a charter inductee into the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame.[11]
References
- "1947 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- http://www.wfschools.org/education/sportszone/sportszone.php?sectionid=423&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-43%5B%5D
- "Max Morris profile". Northwestern University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- Consensus All-American designations based on the NCAA guide to football award winners Archived 2009-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- "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. Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- Official NBA Encyclopedia. Doubleday, 2000. pg. 659
- "Max Morris statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- "Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame". Northwestern University Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13.