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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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Born: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 5, 1947||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Avonworth (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||
College: | West Texas State | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1969 / round: 3 / pick: 63 | ||||||||||
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Eugene Edward "Mercury" Morris (born January 5, 1947) is an American former 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 pleaded no contest to cocaine conspiracy charges.[1]