James Walter Morris was born on June 6,1965 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.
27 Facts About Jamie Morris
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Jamie Morris played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and New England Patriots and for the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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Jamie Morris was a record-setting running back in college football for the Michigan Wolverines.
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Jamie Morris's career rushing total was once third in Big Ten Conference history.
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Jamie Morris continues to hold the career receptions record for Michigan running backs.
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Jamie Morris still holds the all-time NFL record for most rushing attempts in a game with 45.
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Jamie Morris is from Ayer, Massachusetts where he excelled in track and field in high school, winning the Massachusetts state title in the 200m as a sophomore.
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Jamie Morris is the younger brother of Joe Jamie Morris who set the all-time rushing record at Syracuse University and went on to play for the New York Giants.
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Jamie Morris played college football at the University of Michigan from 1984 to 1987 and broke the school's all-time rushing records in yards gained in a season and a career.
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Jamie Morris was a very versatile running back who was the first Michigan back to total over 30 receptions in a season and remains the only back to have done so twice.
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Jamie Morris continues to hold the career receptions record for running backs with 99.
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In 1986, Jamie Morris suffered a knee injury in a game against Florida State.
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Jamie Morris sat out a game and then came back to play against Ohio State.
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When Jamie Morris returned, he had the best game of his college career against the Buckeyes, gaining 210 yards rushing to help the Wolverines win the game and advance to the Rose Bowl.
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Jamie Morris was named MVP of the game, then known as the Hall of Fame Bowl.
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When Jamie Morris first arrived at Michigan, Schembechler told Jamie Morris he was too short to play at running back.
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Jamie Morris spoke at the memorial service held at Michigan Stadium after Schembechler's death in November 2006.
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Jamie Morris set Michigan's all-time rushing records, yet his smaller stature led to a fourth round draft pick during the 1988 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins.
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Jamie Morris set the NFL record for the most rushing attempts in a game with 45, in a December 17,1988 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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In 1988, Gibbs used a triumvirate of running backs with Kelvin Bryant gaining 498 yards, Timmy Smith gaining 470 yards and Jamie Morris gaining 437 yards.
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That season Jamie Morris was the leading Redskin kickoff returner with 21 returns for 413 yards.
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Jamie Morris played one final season of professional football with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in 1991.
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Jamie Morris ran for 591 yards and caught 28 passes for 263 yards in 12 regular season games.
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Jamie Morris worked for the University of Michigan Athletic Department as a Development Manager from 1998 to 2010.
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Jamie Morris was responsible for donor relations and facilitating the campaign to raise $100 million by 2008.
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In 2005, Jamie Morris hosted the U-M Football Bust put on by the U-M Club of Greater Detroit.
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Jamie Morris IS The host of the talk show called the M Zone, heard weekdays at 3pm on Sports Talk 1050 WTKA in Ann Arbor.