Jon Morris

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Jon Morris
Date of birth	April 5, 1942
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Position(s)	Center
College	Holy Cross
NFL Draft	1964 / Round 2 / Pick 27
Pro Bowls	7
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1964-1974 1975-1977 1978	Boston/New England Patriots Detroit Lions Chicago Bears

Jon Morris was an American college and professional football player. At Gonzaga College High School, in Washington, DC he was a three sport athlete. After Gonzaga he played center and linebacker for three seasons at the College of the Holy Cross, where he was the New York Daily News's Athlete of the Year in 1960 and Varsity Club Athlete of the Year and Lineman of the Year in 1963. He was selected All-East and All-America in his senior year, played in the College All-Star Game and captained the Senior Bowl. He was inducted into the Holy Cross Hall of Fame in 1973.

The Green Bay Packers picked Morris as their number two draft choice, however Morris chose to to go with the Boston Patriots instead and he was signed on as their third pick. Morris was the Patriots' team Rookie of the Year in 1964, and their "Unsung Hero" in 1965. He was an AFL All-Star six times, 1964 through 1969, and played 128 games for the Patriots (eighth best individual record in club history). Morris was named to the second team, All-Time All-AFL.