About Morris Bailey
Lived 1925 – 2002 (aged 77). Morris Bailey was an American american football player.
Morris Emmett "Snake" Bailey (May 26, 1925 – July 17, 2002) was an American professional football end who played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU). He played college football at Texas Christian University.
Early life and college Morris Emmett Bailey was born on May 26, 1925, in Whitewright, Texas. The Eskimos finished the season with a 7–7 record and lost in the WIFU finals to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Personal life In 1985, Bailey claimed that, in 1980, TCU head football coach F. A. Dry had asked Bailey to set up an illegal fund for TCU players. He was the president and CEO of a heavy machinery company in Texas called Plains Machinery Co. He died on July 17, 2002, in Amarillo, Texas.
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Who was Morris Bailey?
American football player (1925–2002)
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Morris Bailey was born on 26 May 1925.
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Morris Bailey died on 17 July 2002.
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Morris Bailey was an american football player.
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Morris Bailey was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Morris Bailey. https://biography.guide/morris-bailey/
MLA: "Morris Bailey." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/morris-bailey/.
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