American basketball and football player (1925–1998)
Glen Max Morris (March 13, 1925 – January 8, 1998) was an American professional basketball and American football player. He was a consensus All-American in both sports for Northwestern University and later played professional football for the Chicago Rockets and Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference . He also played in the NBA for the Sheboygan Red Skins .
Biography
Morris was born in Norris City, Illinois and attended Frankfort Community High School in West Frankfort, Illinois where the high school gymnasium is named after Morris.[ 2] He later attended the University of Illinois and Northwestern University .
Morris was the last Northwestern athlete to be selected as a first-team All-American in two sports.[ 3] He was a consensus All-American football player at the end position in 1945.[ 4] That year, Morris set a Big Ten Conference single-game record with 158 receiving yards in a game against Minnesota .[ 5]
Morris was also selected as a consensus All-American basketball player at the forward position in 1946.[ 6] He won the Big Ten Conference basketball individual scoring championship in both 1945 and 1946.[ 7]
After graduating from Northwestern, Morris played three seasons of professional football in the All-America Football Conference for the Chicago Rockets (1946–1947) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1948). He played in a total of 39 professional football games and had 53 receptions for 677 yards.[ 8]
Besides playing professional football, Morris played four seasons of professional basketball in the NBL and NBA with the Chicago American Gears and the Sheboygan Red Skins .[ 9] [ 10]
In 1984, Morris was a charter inductee into the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame.[ 11]
In 1985, the gymnasium at Frankfort Community High School , Morris' alma mater, was named in his honor.[ 12]
Career statistics
NBA
Source[ 10]
Regular season
Playoffs
See also
References
^ "1947 Chicago Bears" . databaseFootball.com . Archived from the original on August 29, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2020 .
^ "Boys Basketball - FCHS Boys Basketball" . www.wfschools.org . Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2022 .
^ "Max Morris profile" . Northwestern University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 3, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009 .
^ Consensus All-American designations based on the NCAA guide to football award winners Archived 2009-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Wisconsin". Wisconsin State Journal . November 28, 1952.
^ NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Accessed 2009-11-17. Archived 2009-05-04.
^ Henry J. McCormick (March 9, 1960). "Playing the Game: 22 Years Between Scoring Champions". Wisconsin State Journal .
^ "Max Morris statistics" . databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2009 .
^ Official NBA Encyclopedia. Doubleday, 2000. pg. 659
^ a b "Max Morris statistics" . Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 19, 2023 .
^ "Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame" . Northwestern University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012.
^ "Alma Mater Names Gym in Honor of Legend Max Morris" . The Republic . Columbus, Indiana. January 9, 1985. Retrieved December 30, 2023 .
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