Wayne Morris
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[edit] Biography
Wayne Morris (Wayne Lee Morris) was born on May 3, 1954 in Dallas, Texas. After going to high school at South Oak Cliff (Dallas, TX), Morris attended Southern Methodist University. Morris made his professional debut in the NFL in 1976 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Chargers over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that 1977 was Wayne Morris's best year, as he ran for 661 yards and ran in 8 TDs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 64 | 292 | 4.6 | 3 | 27 |
| 1977 | SLC | NFL | 12 | 165 | 661 | 4 | 8 | 35 |
| 1978 | SLC | NFL | 13 | 174 | 631 | 3.6 | 1 | 27 |
| 1979 | SLC | NFL | 15 | 106 | 387 | 3.7 | 8 | 16 |
| 1980 | SLC | NFL | 16 | 117 | 456 | 3.9 | 6 | 24 |
| 1981 | SLC | NFL | 16 | 109 | 417 | 3.8 | 5 | 14 |
| 1982 | SLC | NFL | 9 | 84 | 274 | 3.3 | 4 | 11 |
| 1983 | SLC | NFL | 15 | 75 | 257 | 3.4 | 2 | 17 |
| 1984 | SDG | NFL | 10 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 year NFL career | 120 | 899 | 3387 | 3.8 | 38 | 0 | ||
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 1 | 19 |
| 1977 | SLC | NFL | 12 | 24 | 222 | 9.3 | 1 | 34 |
| 1978 | SLC | NFL | 13 | 33 | 298 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
| 1979 | SLC | NFL | 15 | 35 | 237 | 6.8 | 1 | 20 |
| 1980 | SLC | NFL | 16 | 15 | 110 | 7.3 | 1 | 24 |
| 1981 | SLC | NFL | 16 | 19 | 165 | 8.7 | 0 | 21 |
| 1982 | SLC | NFL | 9 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 |
| 1983 | SLC | NFL | 15 | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 |
| 1984 | SDG | NFL | 10 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 year NFL career | 120 | 157 | 1201 | 7.6 | 5 | 0 | ||
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 34 | 0 |
| 1977 | SLC | NFL | 12 | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | SLC | NFL | 13 | 3 | 66 | 22 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | SLC | NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SLC | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | SLC | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SLC | NFL | 9 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | SLC | NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SDG | NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 120 | 15 | 300 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SLC | NFL | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | SLC | NFL | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | SLC | NFL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SLC | NFL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SLC | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | SLC | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | SLC | NFL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | SLC | NFL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SDG | NFL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 year NFL career | 120 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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