Johnny Morris (American football)

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Johnny Morris
Date of birth: September 26, 1935 (1935-09-26) (age 72)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States Long Beach, California
Career information
Position(s): Wide Receiver
College: California-Santa Barbara
Organizations
 As player:
1958-1967 Chicago Bears
Career highlights and Awards
Pro Bowls: 1
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Johnny Edward Morris (born September 26, 1935 in Long Beach, California) is a former American football running back/wide receiver in the NFL. He spent his entire ten year career with the Chicago Bears. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Morris won an NFL Championship in 1963. In 1964, he had his best season with ninety-three receptions for 1212 yards and 10 touchdowns.

He has also was a sportscaster for WBBM-TV in Chicago and a football color commentator with CBS Sports.

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