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Mercury Morris

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Full Name: Eugene Morris Primary Position: RB
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/190 College: West Texas A&M University
Birthdate: January 5, 1947 High School: Avonworth (Pittsburgh, PA)
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pro Experience: 8 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Rushing Stats
    • 2.2 Kick Return Stats
    • 2.3 Receiving Stats
    • 2.4 Punt Return Stats
    • 2.5 Fumble Recovery Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
  • 5 Picture Gallery
  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Categories

[edit] Biography

Mercury Morris (Eugene Morris) was born on January 5, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After going to high school at Avonworth (Pittsburgh, PA), Morris attended West Texas A&M University. Morris made his professional debut in the AFL in 1969 with the Miami Dolphins. He played in the AFL for 1 year, playing for the Miami Dolphins the entire time. Morris also played in the NFL for 7 years, playing for the Miami Dolphins and San Diego Chargers over the course of his 7 year NFL career.

Most people believe that 1972 was Mercury Morris's best year, as he ran for 1000 yards, ran in 12 TDs and ran for an average of 5.3 yards per carry.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1969 MIA AFL 14 23 110 4.8 1 37
1970 MIA NFL 12 60 409 6.8 0 40
1971 MIA NFL 14 57 315 5.5 1 51
1972 MIA NFL 14 190 1000 5.3 12 33
1973 MIA NFL 13 149 954 6.4 10 70t
1974 MIA NFL 5 56 214 3.8 1 17t
1975 MIA NFL 14 219 875 4 4 49
1976 SDG NFL 13 50 256 5.1 2 30
1 year AFL career 14 23 110 4.8 1 0
7 year NFL career 85 781 4023 5.2 30 0

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG LNG TD
1969 MIA AFL 14 43 1136 26.4 105t 1
1970 MIA NFL 12 28 812 29 96t 1
1971 MIA NFL 14 15 423 28.2 94t 1
1972 MIA NFL 14 14 334 23.9 33 0
1973 MIA NFL 13 11 242 22 29 0
1974 MIA NFL 5 0 0 0 0 0
1975 MIA NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0
1976 SDG NFL 13 0 0 0 0 0
1 year AFL career 14 43 1136 26.4 0 1
7 year NFL career 85 68 1811 26.6 0 2

[edit] Receiving Stats

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1969 MIA AFL 14 6 65 10.8 0 29
1970 MIA NFL 12 12 149 12.4 0 50
1971 MIA NFL 14 5 16 3.2 0 11
1972 MIA NFL 14 15 168 11.2 0 34
1973 MIA NFL 13 4 51 12.8 0 36
1974 MIA NFL 5 2 27 13.5 1 23
1975 MIA NFL 14 2 15 7.5 0 10
1976 SDG NFL 13 8 52 6.5 0 20
1 year AFL career 14 6 65 10.8 0 0
7 year NFL career 85 48 478 10 1 0

[edit] Punt Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG FC LNG TD
1969 MIA AFL 14 25 172 6.9 3 38 0
1970 MIA NFL 12 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 0
1971 MIA NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 MIA NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 MIA NFL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 MIA NFL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 MIA NFL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 SDG NFL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 year AFL career 14 25 172 6.9 3 0 0
7 year NFL career 85 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1969 MIA AFL 14 4 0 0 0 0
1970 MIA NFL 12 6 1 0 0 0
1971 MIA NFL 14 1 0 0 0 0
1972 MIA NFL 14 8 1 0 0 0
1973 MIA NFL 13 3 0 0 0 0
1974 MIA NFL 5 4 1 0 0 0
1975 MIA NFL 14 5 1 0 0 0
1976 SDG NFL 13 1 0 0 0 0
1 year AFL career 14 4 0 0 0 0
7 year NFL career 85 28 4 0 0 0

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