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Position: | Flanker Halfback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Long Beach, California, U.S. | September 26, 1935||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Long Beach Polytechnic | ||||||||||||||
College: | Santa Barbara College | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1958 / round: 12 / pick: 137 | ||||||||||||||
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Johnny Edward Morris (born September 26, 1935) is an American former professional football player who was a flanker and halfback for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). He spent his entire ten-year career with the Bears, and is the franchise's all-time leader in receiving yards with 5,059.[1] He attended the Santa Barbara College (now University of California, Santa Barbara). Morris won an NFL championship in 1963. In 1964, he had his best season with 93 receptions for 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns.