Larry Morris
Lawrence Cleo Morris
Born: December 10, 1933
Decatur, GA USA
Deceased: December 19, 2012
Austell, GA
Position: LB-FB-HB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 226
College: Georgia Tech
High School: Boys (Decatur, GA); Georgia Military Academy (Milledgeville, GA)
Career: 1955-1966
Drafted: 1955 in Round 1, #7 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Larry Morris played from 1955 to 1966 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams. Morris ran for 148 yards in his career on 40 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns.
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Rushing:
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 25 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1961 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team
Honors
1963 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
