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{{Short description|American football player (born 1947)}}
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| position = [[Running back]]
| position = [[Running back]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|1|5}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|1|5}}
| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|9|21|1947|1|5}}
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| draftround = [[1969 NFL/AFL draft#Round three|3]]
| draftround = [[1969 NFL/AFL draft#Round three|3]]
| draftpick = 63
| draftpick = 63
| high_school = [[Avonworth High School|Avonworth]] {{nowrap|(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)}}
| high_school = [[Avonworth High School|Avonworth]] (Pittsburgh)
| college = [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes football|West Texas State]]
| college = [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes football|West Texas State]]
| teams =
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* [[San Diego Chargers]] ([[1976 NFL season|1976]])
* [[San Diego Chargers]] ([[1976 NFL season|1976]])
| highlights =
| highlights =
* 2× [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl VII|VII]], [[Super Bowl VIII|VIII]])
* 2× [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl VII|VII]], [[Super Bowl VIII|VIII]])
* 3× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1972 Pro Bowl|1971]]–[[1974 Pro Bowl|1973]])
* 3× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1972 Pro Bowl|1971]]–[[1974 Pro Bowl|1973]])
* [[List of NFL season rushing touchdowns leaders|NFL rushing touchdowns leader]] ([[1972 NFL season|1972]])
* [[List of NFL season rushing touchdowns leaders|NFL rushing touchdowns leader]] ([[1972 NFL season|1972]])
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* [[NFL kickoff return yards leader]] ([[1969 NFL season|1969]])
* [[NFL kickoff return yards leader]] ([[1969 NFL season|1969]])
* [[Miami Dolphins#The Miami Dolphins 50 Greatest Players|Dolphins Walk of Fame]] (2013)
* [[Miami Dolphins#The Miami Dolphins 50 Greatest Players|Dolphins Walk of Fame]] (2013)
* First-team [[All-American]] ([[1968 College Football All-America Team|1968]])
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1968 College Football All-America Team|1968]])
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statlabel1 = [[Rushing yards]]
| statvalue1 = 4,133
| statvalue1 = 4,133
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statlabel2 = [[Average|Rushing average]]
| statvalue2 = 5.1
| statvalue2 = 5.1
| statlabel3 = Rushing [[touchdown]]s
| statlabel3 = [[Touchdown|Rushing touchdowns]]
| statvalue3 = 31
| statvalue3 = 31
| statlabel4 = Return yards
| statlabel4 = [[Return yards]]
| statvalue4 = 3,118
| statvalue4 = 3,118
| statlabel5 = Return [[touchdown]]s
| statlabel5 = [[Touchdown|Return touchdowns]]
| statvalue5 = 3
| statvalue5 = 3
| pfr = MorrMe00
| pfr = MorrMe00
}}
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'''Eugene Edward''' "'''Mercury'''" '''Morris''' (born January 5, 1947) is an American former professional [[American football|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 Miami Dolphins season|1969]] then in the American Football Conference (AFC) following the {{nfly|1970}} [[AFL–NFL merger|merger]] with the [[National Football League]] (NFL).
'''Eugene Edward''' "'''Mercury'''" '''Morris''' (January 5, 1947 – September 21, 2024) was an American professional [[American football|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 Miami Dolphins season|1969]] then in the American Football Conference (AFC) following the {{nfly|1970}} [[AFL–NFL merger|merger]] with the [[National Football League]] (NFL).


Morris played in three [[Super Bowl]]s, winning twice and was selected to three [[Pro Bowl]]s.
Morris played in three [[Super Bowl]]s, winning twice and was selected to three [[Pro Bowl]]s.


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.<ref name="OS">{{cite web |last=Straight |first=Harry |date=January 27, 1991|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-01-27-9101270613-story.html |title=Whatever Happened to Mercury Morris |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |accessdate=November 9, 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref name="OS">{{cite web |last=Straight |first=Harry |date=January 27, 1991|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-01-27-9101270613-story.html |title=Whatever Happened to Mercury Morris |publisher=Orlando Sentinel |accessdate=November 9, 2021}}</ref>


== Amateur career ==
== Amateur career ==
Born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], Morris attended Avonworth High School in the northwestern suburbs of the city. He attended West Texas State University (now [[West Texas A&M University]]) from 1965 to 1969, where he was an [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] for the [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes football|Buffaloes]] at [[Halfback (American football)|tailback]] in [[1967 College Football All-America Team|1967]] and [[1968 College Football All-America Team|1968]]. In 1967, he finished second in the nation to [[O. J. Simpson]] of [[1967 USC Trojans football team|USC]] in rushing yards with 1,274.{{r|Morris_Fiffer|p=44–45}}
Born in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], Morris attended Avonworth High School in the northwestern suburbs of the city. He attended West Texas State University (now [[West Texas A&M University]]) from 1965 to 1969, where he was an [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] for the [[West Texas A&M Buffaloes football|Buffaloes]] at [[Halfback (American football)|tailback]] in [[1967 College Football All-America Team|1967]] and [[1968 College Football All-America Team|1968]]. In 1967, he finished second in the nation to [[O. J. Simpson|O.J. Simpson]] of [[1967 USC Trojans football team|USC]] in rushing yards with 1,274.{{r|Morris_Fiffer|p=44–45}}


In his record setting year of 1968, Morris set collegiate records for rushing yards in a single game, with 340, rushing yards for a single season with 1,571, and rushing yards over a three-year college career (freshmen being ineligible), with 3,388.{{r|Morris_Fiffer|p=44–45}} Simpson broke the single-season rushing record just one week after Morris set it.{{r|Morris_Fiffer|p=44–45}} Morris' three-season career rushing record was broken two years later by [[Don McCauley]].{{r|Morris_Fiffer|p=44–45}}
In his record setting year of 1968, Morris set collegiate records for rushing yards in a single game, with 340, rushing yards for a single season with 1,571, and rushing yards over a three-year college career (freshmen being ineligible), with 3,388.{{r|Morris_Fiffer|p=44–45}} Simpson broke the single-season rushing record just one week after Morris set it.{{r|Morris_Fiffer|p=44–45}} Morris' three-season career rushing record was broken two years later by [[Don McCauley]].{{r|Morris_Fiffer|p=44–45}}


After college, Morris was picked in the [[1969 NFL/AFL draft#Round three|third round]] of the [[1969 NFL/AFL draft|1969 AFL-NFL]] [[Common Draft]] by the [[American Football League|AFL]]'s [[1969 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]].
After college, Morris was picked in the [[1969 NFL/AFL draft#Round three|third round]] of the [[1969 NFL/AFL draft|1969 AFL-NFL]] [[Common Draft]] by the [[American Football League|AFL]]'s [[1969 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/mercury-morris-legendary-dolphins-rb-and-member-of-undefeated-1972-team-dies-at-77 |title=Mercury Morris, legendary Dolphins RB and member of undefeated 1972 team, dies at 77 |author=Grant Gordon |website=nfl.com}}</ref>


== Professional football career ==
== Professional football career ==
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In the 1972 and 1973 seasons, Morris earned Super Bowl rings in [[Super Bowl VII]] and [[Super Bowl VIII]] and was selected for the Pro Bowl in both years. In 1972, he shared the halfback position with Kiick, participating in a few less plays than Kiick but having more carries as a running back.{{r|Csonka|p=205}} That year, he ran for exactly 1,000 yds on 190 carries,<ref name=pfr1 /> becoming, with teammate [[Larry Csonka]], the first [[List of NFL teams with multiple 1000 yard rushers|1,000-yard tandem]] in NFL history. Morris was first thought to have finished with 991 yards but the Dolphins' management asked the league to examine a play in which Morris fumbled a lateral so he was awarded the nine yards previously recorded as lost on the play, giving him 1,000 yards for the season. That year, Morris also led the NFL with 12 rushing [[touchdown]]s {{r|Neft_13th|p=766}}<ref name=pfr1 /> and his 5.3 yard per carry average was third in the NFL.<ref name=pfr1 />
In the 1972 and 1973 seasons, Morris earned Super Bowl rings in [[Super Bowl VII]] and [[Super Bowl VIII]] and was selected for the Pro Bowl in both years. In 1972, he shared the halfback position with Kiick, participating in a few less plays than Kiick but having more carries as a running back.{{r|Csonka|p=205}} That year, he ran for exactly 1,000 yds on 190 carries,<ref name=pfr1 /> becoming, with teammate [[Larry Csonka]], the first [[List of NFL teams with multiple 1000 yard rushers|1,000-yard tandem]] in NFL history. Morris was first thought to have finished with 991 yards but the Dolphins' management asked the league to examine a play in which Morris fumbled a lateral so he was awarded the nine yards previously recorded as lost on the play, giving him 1,000 yards for the season. That year, Morris also led the NFL with 12 rushing [[touchdown]]s {{r|Neft_13th|p=766}}<ref name=pfr1 /> and his 5.3 yard per carry average was third in the NFL.<ref name=pfr1 />


By 1973, Morris had taken over the starting halfback spot and rushed for 954 yards on 149 carries,<ref name=pfr1 /> despite playing with a neck injury late in the season. His 6.4 yard per carry average led the NFL that season,{{r|Neft_13th|p=766}}<ref name=pfr1 /> and he finished third in the NFL in rushing touchdowns.
By 1973, Morris had taken over the starting halfback spot and rushed for 954 yards on 149 carries,<ref name=pfr1 /> despite playing with a neck injury late in the season. His 6.4 yard per carry average led the NFL that season,{{r|Neft_13th|p=766}}<ref name=pfr1 /> and he finished third in the NFL in rushing touchdowns.<ref name=pfr1 />


Morris excelled in several playoff games leading up to Miami's two Super Bowl victories. In 1972, he led the Dolphins in rushing in both the divisional playoff game against [[Cleveland Browns|Cleveland]] and the AFC Championship Game against [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh]] with 72 yards and 76 yards respectively.{{r|Neft_13th|p=235,242}} In 1973, he led the Dolphins in rushing for the divisional playoff game against [[Cincinnati Bengals|Cincinnati]] with 106 yards and added 86 more rushing yards in the AFC Championship Game against [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]].{{r|Neft_13th|p=253,260}}
Morris excelled in several playoff games leading up to Miami's two Super Bowl victories. In 1972, he led the Dolphins in rushing in both the divisional playoff game against [[Cleveland Browns|Cleveland]] and the AFC Championship Game against [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh]] with 72 yards and 76 yards respectively.{{r|Neft_13th|p=235,242}} In 1973, he led the Dolphins in rushing for the divisional playoff game against [[Cincinnati Bengals|Cincinnati]] with 106 yards and added 86 more rushing yards in the AFC Championship Game against [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]].{{r|Neft_13th|p=253,260}}
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== Post-football career ==
== Post-football career ==
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In 1974, Morris co-starred as Bookie Garrett in the [[blaxploitation]] film ''[[The Black Six]]'' alongside other football stars of the day.<ref>{{cite book |title=Against the Grain |author=Eugene "Mercury" Morris with Steve Fiffer |year=1988 |pages=67–69 |isbn=0-07-043195-7}}</ref>


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In 1982, Morris was convicted of [[cocaine]] trafficking. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, with a mandatory 15-year term. On March 6, 1986, his conviction was overturned by the [[Florida Supreme Court]] because evidence he had offered to prove his [[entrapment]] defense had been excluded under a mistaken characterization as [[hearsay]]. Morris was granted a new trial. He was able to reach a [[plea bargain]] with the prosecutor, resulting in his release from prison on May 23, 1986, after having served three years. He later appeared in an anti-cocaine [[Public Service Announcement]] where he talked about his time in prison.<ref name=cbs1>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/legendary-miami-dolphins-running-back-mercury-morris-dies-at-77/ |title=Mercury Morris, legendary Miami Dolphins running back, dies at 77 |first=Nadirah |last=Sabir |date=September 23, 2024 |work=[[CBS News]] |access-date=September 25, 2024}}</ref>
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In 1974, Morris co-starred as Bookie Garrett in the [[blaxploitation]] film ''[[The Black Six]]'' alongside other football stars of the day.


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Morris later went on to a career as a [[motivational speaker]].<ref name=cbs1/>
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In 1982, Morris was convicted of [[cocaine]] trafficking. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, with a mandatory 15-year term. On March 6, 1986, his conviction was overturned by the Florida Supreme Court because evidence he had offered to prove his [[entrapment]] defense had been excluded under a mistaken characterization as [[hearsay]]. Morris was granted a new trial. He was able to reach a [[plea bargain]] with the prosecutor, resulting in his release from prison on May 23, 1986 after having served three years. He later appeared in an anti-cocaine [[Public Service Announcement]] where he talked about his time in prison.


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Towards the end of 2006, he was in a television commercial spot for a hair-treatment clinic along with [[Wade Boggs]].{{cn|date=September 2024}}
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Morris later went on to a career as a [[motivational speaker]].


Morris died on September 21, 2024, at the age of 77.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/nfl/dolphins/2024/09/22/rb-mercury-morris-leader-of-miami-dolphins-perfectville-dies/75336652007/ |title=Mercury Morris, star on Miami Dolphins' 1972 undefeated team, dies at age 77 |last=Habib |first=Hal |date=September 22, 2024 |work=[[The Palm Beach Post]] |access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref>
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Towards the end of 2006, he was in a television commercial spot for a hair-treatment clinic along with [[Wade Boggs]].


==NFL career statistics==
==NFL career statistics==
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Mercury Morris
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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)
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
Career highlights and awards
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 pleaded no contest to cocaine conspiracy charges.[1]

Amateur career

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Morris attended Avonworth High School in the northwestern suburbs of the city. He attended West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University) from 1965 to 1969, where he was an All-American for the Buffaloes at tailback in 1967 and 1968. In 1967, he finished second in the nation to O.J. Simpson of USC in rushing yards with 1,274.[2]: 44–45 

In his record setting year of 1968, Morris set collegiate records for rushing yards in a single game, with 340, rushing yards for a single season with 1,571, and rushing yards over a three-year college career (freshmen being ineligible), with 3,388.[2]: 44–45  Simpson broke the single-season rushing record just one week after Morris set it.[2]: 44–45  Morris' three-season career rushing record was broken two years later by Don McCauley.[2]: 44–45 

After college, Morris was picked in the third round of the 1969 AFL-NFL Common Draft by the AFL's Miami Dolphins.[3]

Professional football career

Early career

Morris excelled as both a running back and kick returner. The majority of his playing days were spent with the Miami Dolphins. From 1969 to 1971, he backed up Jim Kiick at halfback and served as the Dolphins' primary kickoff return man. In his rookie year of 1969, Morris averaged 26.4 yards per kickoff return, leading the AFL in kickoff returns with 43 and in kickoff return yardage with 1136.[4] Both totals would have also led the NFL.[5]: 772  His 105-yard return was the longest in the AFL that season, and he was also one of the AFL's leading punt returners that year.[4] In 1970, he missed some time on the field due to a leg injury, but his 6.8 yard per carry average on 60 runs was the highest in the league among players with at least 50 runs.[2]: 59 

Super Bowl years

In 1971, despite being unhappy with his minimal playing time as backup halfback,[6]: 204 [2]: 61–63  he helped the Dolphins to their first Super Bowl, Super Bowl VI, by leading the American Football Conference (AFC) with a 28.2 yard kickoff return average.[5]: 772  During the regular season, Morris also made the most of his opportunities at running back, gaining 315 rushing yards on 57 carries for a 5.5 yard average,[4] an average that would have led the NFL if he had enough carries to qualify.[5]: 766  That season, Morris was selected for the Pro Bowl for the first time as a kick returner, although he also was used as a running back in the game.[2]: 61–63 

In the 1972 and 1973 seasons, Morris earned Super Bowl rings in Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII and was selected for the Pro Bowl in both years. In 1972, he shared the halfback position with Kiick, participating in a few less plays than Kiick but having more carries as a running back.[6]: 205  That year, he ran for exactly 1,000 yds on 190 carries,[4] becoming, with teammate Larry Csonka, the first 1,000-yard tandem in NFL history. Morris was first thought to have finished with 991 yards but the Dolphins' management asked the league to examine a play in which Morris fumbled a lateral so he was awarded the nine yards previously recorded as lost on the play, giving him 1,000 yards for the season. That year, Morris also led the NFL with 12 rushing touchdowns [5]: 766 [4] and his 5.3 yard per carry average was third in the NFL.[4]

By 1973, Morris had taken over the starting halfback spot and rushed for 954 yards on 149 carries,[4] despite playing with a neck injury late in the season. His 6.4 yard per carry average led the NFL that season,[5]: 766 [4] and he finished third in the NFL in rushing touchdowns.[4]

Morris excelled in several playoff games leading up to Miami's two Super Bowl victories. In 1972, he led the Dolphins in rushing in both the divisional playoff game against Cleveland and the AFC Championship Game against Pittsburgh with 72 yards and 76 yards respectively.[5]: 235,242  In 1973, he led the Dolphins in rushing for the divisional playoff game against Cincinnati with 106 yards and added 86 more rushing yards in the AFC Championship Game against Oakland.[5]: 253,260 

Late career

Morris continued playing for the Dolphins in 1974 and 1975, before spending the last season of his shortened career playing for the San Diego Chargers in 1976. In 1974 a knee injury Morris suffered in the preseason limited him to five regular season games that year.[2]: 83  Morris missed the season opener and returned for the second game of the season, but then reinjured the knee in game 3.[7][8] After playing three more games in November and December he suffered a neck injury and reinjured the knee, effectively ending his season.[9][10] In 1975, Morris led the Dolphins in rushing yards, with 875,[4] despite sharing the halfback position with Benny Malone.[2]: 91  After being traded to San Diego before the 1976 season, he ran for 256 yards on 50 carries that year and decided to retire after the season, in part due to lingering difficulties from the neck injury suffered in a 1973 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and reinjured in a car accident.[2]: 98 [11]

Morris finished in the top five of the NFL in rushing touchdowns twice and total touchdowns once during his eight-year career. His career 5.1 yard per carry average was third all time among NFL players (1st among half backs) behind just fullbacks Jim Brown and Marion Motley.[12] As of 2017, he ranked 6th all time behind Brown, Motley, running back Jamaal Charles and quarterbacks Michael Vick and Randall Cunningham.[12] Morris' career kickoff return average of 26.5 is among the all-time top 20 for players with at least 100 returns, and was in the top 10 at the time of his retirement.[13][5]: 784  As of 2017 he was ranked 18th.[13]

Post-football career

In 1974, Morris co-starred as Bookie Garrett in the blaxploitation film The Black Six alongside other football stars of the day.[14]

In 1982, Morris was convicted of cocaine trafficking. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment, with a mandatory 15-year term. On March 6, 1986, his conviction was overturned by the Florida Supreme Court because evidence he had offered to prove his entrapment defense had been excluded under a mistaken characterization as hearsay. Morris was granted a new trial. He was able to reach a plea bargain with the prosecutor, resulting in his release from prison on May 23, 1986, after having served three years. He later appeared in an anti-cocaine Public Service Announcement where he talked about his time in prison.[15]

Morris later went on to a career as a motivational speaker.[15]

Towards the end of 2006, he was in a television commercial spot for a hair-treatment clinic along with Wade Boggs.[citation needed]

Morris died on September 21, 2024, at the age of 77.[16]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Att Yds Avg Y/G Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum FR
1969 MIA 14 0 23 110 4.8 7.9 37 1 6 65 10.8 29 0 4 0
1970 MIA 12 1 60 409 6.8 34.1 40 0 12 149 12.4 50 0 6 1
1971 MIA 14 3 57 315 5.5 22.5 51 1 5 16 3.2 11 0 1 0
1972 MIA 14 11 190 1,000 5.3 71.4 33 12 15 168 11.2 34 0 8 1
1973 MIA 13 10 149 954 6.4 73.4 70 10 4 51 12.8 36 0 3 0
1974 MIA 5 3 56 214 3.8 42.8 17 1 2 27 13.5 23 1 4 1
1975 MIA 14 14 219 875 4.0 62.5 49 4 2 15 7.5 10 0 5 1
1976 SD 13 0 50 256 5.1 19.7 30 2 8 52 6.5 20 0 1 0
Career 99 42 804 4,133 5.1 41.7 70 31 54 543 10.1 50 1 32 4

References

  1. ^ Straight, Harry (January 27, 1991). "Whatever Happened to Mercury Morris". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Morris, Eugene; Fiffer, Steve (1988). Against the Grain (Print book). New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-043195-7. OCLC 17297896.
  3. ^ Grant Gordon. "Mercury Morris, legendary Dolphins RB and member of undefeated 1972 team, dies at 77". nfl.com.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Pro-Football-Reference Mercury Morris". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; Korch, Rick (1995). The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football: The Modern Era 1960–1994 (Paperback) (13th ed.). New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-13186-0. OCLC 33143945.
  6. ^ a b Csonka, Larry; Kiick, Jim; Anderson, Dave (1973). Always on the Run (Hardcover) (1st ed.). Random House. ISBN 0-394-48589-0. OCLC 1024177835.
  7. ^ Noble, Charlie (September 23, 1974). "Miami finds lost attack". The Miami News. p. 7C. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Noble, Charlie (September 30, 1974). "It's war folks, and Dolphins are walking wounded". The Miami News. p. 8C. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Holliman, Ray (December 9, 1974). "Miami wins 4th title". News-Press. p. 3C. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mercury Morris doubtful". St. Lucie News-Tribune. December 18, 1974. p. 20. Retrieved February 20, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Brubaker, Bill (December 19, 1979). "Mercury Morris likes life without football". Miami News. pp. 1B–2B. Retrieved March 23, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b "NFL Yards per Rushing Attempt Career Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Pro-Football-Reference Career Yards per Kick Return Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
  14. ^ Eugene "Mercury" Morris with Steve Fiffer (1988). Against the Grain. pp. 67–69. ISBN 0-07-043195-7.
  15. ^ a b Sabir, Nadirah (September 23, 2024). "Mercury Morris, legendary Miami Dolphins running back, dies at 77". CBS News. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  16. ^ Habib, Hal (September 22, 2024). "Mercury Morris, star on Miami Dolphins' 1972 undefeated team, dies at age 77". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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