Jeannie Morris was an American sports journalist and author.
12 Facts About Jeannie Morris
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Jeannie Morris was born Alice Jean Myers on December 2,1935, in Redondo Beach, California.
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Jeannie Morris went on to attend college at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she met Johnny Morris, who played football there.
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Jeannie Morris was drafted in 1958 by the Chicago Bears.
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Jeannie Morris's work was gradually moved to the sports section and, later, featured in the Chicago Daily News, where she had the freedom to write about other sports.
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Jeannie Morris bore all credentials, except she "wasn't a man".
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Jeannie Morris joined him in on-air radio broadcasts, covering the Chicago Bears.
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Jeannie Morris convinced Piccolo, in part, to share his story, because his friend and teammate Gale Sayers, was writing an autobiography.
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Jeannie Morris interviewed sports legends, such as Chris Evert, Joe Namath, Fran Tarkenton, Don Meredith, and Wilt Chamberlain.
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Jeannie Morris left WBBM in 1990, yet worked on specials and documentaries and earning 11 Emmy Awards.
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Jeannie Morris helped produce a PBS expedition series with her daughter, Holly.
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On December 14,2020, two weeks after her 85th birthday, Jeannie Morris died in Chicago, where she was being treated for appendix cancer.