Wayne Morris

Wayne Lee Morris (born May 3, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs.

Early life Morris was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. In 1972, Morris graduated from South Oak Cliff High School (SOC), where he starred at defensive back and running back. A 1981 D Magazine article chose Morris as one of the best football players to ever come out of a Dallas high school. As the article asserted, "When Wayne Morris was at SOC in the early Seventies, he was the best all-around high school football player in Texas. As a junior he made second-team all-state on defense; as a senior he made first-team all-state on offense."

College football In college, Morris was a freshman starter at Southern Methodist University, where he starred at running back. As Dan Jenkins wrote in Sports Illustrated during Morris's freshman year, "Wayne Morris is already being pronounced the greatest thing to come to the school (SMU) since Doak Walker." Morris went on to rush for over 3000 yards during his college career. He also played for the Chargers during his 8 years in the NFL. During his NFL career, Morris ran for 3,387 yards on 899 attempts, scoring 38 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 156 passes for 1,190 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1976 STL 14 1 64 292 4.6 27 3 8 75 9.4 19 1 1977 STL 12 7 165 661 4.0 35 8 24 222 9.3 34 1 1978 STL 13 13 174 631 3.6 27 1 33 298 9.0 33 1 1979 STL 15 15 106 387 3.7 16 8 35 237 6.8 20 1 1980 STL 16 16 117 456 3.9 24 6 15 110 7.3 24 1 1981 STL 16 13 109 417 3.8 14 5 19 165 8.7 21 0 1982 STL 9 7 84 274 3.3 11 4 3 8 2.7 11 0 1983 STL 15 11 75 257 3.4 17 2 14 55 3.9 11 0 1984 SDG 10 3 5 12 2.4 5 1 5 20 4.0 9 0 120 86 899 3,387 3.8 35 38 156 1,190 7.6 34 5

Playoffs Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1982 STL 1 1 3 14 4.7 8 0 3 32 10.7 15 0 1 1 3 14 4.7 8 0 3 32 10.7 15 0

After football He currently resides in Dallas and is single and has one daughter.