Mercury Morris

Mercury Morris

Morris at The White House in 2013
No. 22
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1947-01-05)January 5, 1947 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	September 21, 2024(2024-09-21) (aged 77) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Avonworth (Pittsburgh)
College:	West Texas State
NFL draft:	1969 / round: 3 / pick: 63
Career history
Miami Dolphins (1969–1975) San Diego Chargers (1976)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (VII, VIII) 3× Pro Bowl (1971–1973) NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1972) NFL rushing yards per attempt leader (1973) NFL kickoff return yards leader (1969) Dolphins Walk of Fame (2013) First-team All-American (1968)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 4,133 Rushing average: 5.1 Rushing touchdowns: 31 Return yards: 3,118 Return touchdowns: 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eugene Edward "Mercury" Morris (January 5, 1947 – September 21, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a running back and kick returner. He played for eight years, primarily for the Miami Dolphins, in the American Football League (AFL) as a rookie in 1969 then in the American Football Conference (AFC) following the 1970 merger with the National Football League (NFL).

Morris played in three Super Bowls, winning twice, and was selected to three Pro Bowls.

In 1982, Morris was convicted of felony drug trafficking charges. After three and a half years in prison, he was released following a plea agreement in which he pled no contest to cocaine conspiracy charges.^[1]