Jon Morris was born on April 5,1942 and is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for fifteen seasons in the American Football League and National Football League.
11 Facts About Jon Morris
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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.
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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 1963.
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Jon Morris was joined in 1991 by his brother Will, who quarterbacked at Gonzaga and the University of Maryland as well serving as Gonzaga head football coach from 1975 to 1978.
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Jon Morris was the team's Rookie of the Year in 1964, and their "Unsung Hero" in 1965.
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Jon Morris was an AFL All-Star six times, 1964 through 1969, and was an AFC Pro Bowl Center in 1970; he was the first Patriot to be selected for the AFC Pro Bowl.
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Jon Morris was named to the second-team, All-Time All-AFL, and to the fan-selected Boston Patriots All-1960s Team.
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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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In 2011, Jon Morris was selected by a senior selection committee as a member of the Patriots Hall of Fame.