Larry Morris
Encyclopedia
Larry Morris is a retired American football
linebacker.
Morris attended Georgia Tech
. After college, he played professionally in the National Football League
with the Chicago Bears
, Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons
. He was named of the linebackers on the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
. He was featured in an article in The Sporting News
about former football players who suffer from head injuries that happened during their career. According to the article, Morris has little, if any, recollection of his playing days. He was an MVP in 1963 in the NFL World Championship game, Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
linebacker.
Morris attended Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
. After college, he played professionally in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
with the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. He was named of the linebackers on the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
The NFL 1960s All-Decade Team is a list of all NFL players who have had outstanding performances throughout the 1960s and have been compiled in a fantasy group. The team was selected by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Offense:-Defense:-Special teams:...
. He was featured in an article in The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
about former football players who suffer from head injuries that happened during their career. According to the article, Morris has little, if any, recollection of his playing days. He was an MVP in 1963 in the NFL World Championship game, Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants.