Jon Nicholson Morris was born on April 5,1942 and is an American former professional football player who was a center for 15 seasons in the American Football League and National Football League.
15 Facts About Jon Morris
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Jon Morris was the Washington Daily News's Athlete of the Year in 1960 and Holy Cross Varsity Club Athlete of the Year and Lineman of the Year in the 1963 season.
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Jon Morris was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round, with the 27th overall pick, of the 1964 NFL draft.
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However, Jon Morris chose to play with the Boston Patriots, who selected him in the fourth round, with the 29th overall pick, of the 1964 AFL draft.
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Jon Morris was the team's Rookie of the Year, and their "Unsung Hero" in 1965.
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Jon Morris was an AFL All-Star six times, 1964 through 1969, and was a Pro Bowl center in 1970.
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Jon Morris was the first Patriot to be selected for the Pro Bowl.
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Jon Morris played 128 games for the Patriots, the eighth best individual record in club history.
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Jon Morris played three years with the Detroit Lions, elected by Lions teammates as their Offensive Player of the Year in 1975.
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Jon Morris played his fifteenth and final professional season with the Chicago Bears in 1978.
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Jon Morris was named to the AFL All-Time Second-team, and to the fan-selected Boston Patriots All-1960s Team.
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Jon Morris was inducted into the Holy Cross Hall of Fame in 1973, was an inaugural inductee of the Gonzaga College High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983.
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Jon Morris was joined in 1991 by his brother, Will, who quarterback at Gonzaga and for the Maryland Terrapins as well serving as Gonzaga head football coach from 1975 to 1978.
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In 2011, Jon Morris was selected by a senior selection committee as a member of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame.
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Jon Morris's father was John D Morris, a longtime reporter and editor in the Washington bureau of the New York Times.