Mercury Morris
Eugene Edward Morris
Born: January 5, 1947
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: September 21, 2024
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
College: West Texas A&M
High School: Avonworth (Pittsburgh, PA)
Career: 1969-1976
Drafted: 1969 in Round 3, #63 overall by the Miami Dolphins
Mercury Morris played from 1969 to 1976 during his career with the Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers. Morris ran for 4,133 yards in his career on 804 attempts, scoring 31 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 54 passes for 543 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 23 | 110 | 4.8 | 37 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 60 | 409 | 6.8 | 40 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 57 | 315 | 5.5 | 51 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 190 | 1000 | 5.3 | 33 | 12 |
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 149 | 954 | 6.4 | 70 | 10 |
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 56 | 214 | 3.8 | 17 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 219 | 875 | 4.0 | 49 | 4 |
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 50 | 256 | 5.1 | 30 | 2 |
| AFL | 23 | 110 | 4.8 | 37 | 1 | |
| NFL | 781 | 4023 | 5.2 | 70 | 30 | |
| Totals | 804 | 4133 | 5.1 | 70 | 31 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 29 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | 50 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 15 | 168 | 11.2 | 34 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 36 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 23 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 20 | 0 |
| AFL | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| NFL | 48 | 478 | 10.0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Totals | 54 | 543 | 10.1 | 50 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 25 | 172 | 6.9 | 38 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| AFL | 25 | 172 | 6.9 | 38 | 0 | |
| NFL | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 171 | 6.3 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 43 | 1136 | 26.4 | 105 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 28 | 812 | 29.0 | 96 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 15 | 423 | 28.2 | 94 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 14 | 334 | 23.9 | 33 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 11 | 242 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 |
| AFL | 43 | 1136 | 26.4 | 105 | 1 | |
| NFL | 68 | 1811 | 26.6 | 96 | 2 | |
| Totals | 111 | 2947 | 26.5 | 105 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1969 | AFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1970 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1971 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Miami Dolphins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1976 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| AFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| NFL | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 12 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 11 |
| 1973 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 11 |
| 1974 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL | Miami Dolphins | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 13 | 0 |
Honors
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
