1. Larry Cleo Morris was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League, primarily with the Chicago Bears.
13 Facts About Larry Morris
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Larry Morris was sentenced to probation for his role in the Savings and loan crisis.
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Larry Morris was selected as three times first-team All-SEC and a team captain as a senior.
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Larry Morris played during coach Bobby Dodd's most successful seasons at Georgia Tech.
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Larry Morris was the seventh overall pick of the 1955 NFL draft.
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Larry Morris was named one of the linebackers on the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team.
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Larry Morris played 12 seasons total with the Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Bears, and Atlanta Falcons.
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Larry Morris was the MVP of the 1963 NFL Championship Game for the Bears.
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Larry Morris was indicted and received probation during the Savings and loan crisis.
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Larry Morris was featured in an article in The Sporting News about former football players who had head injuries that happened during their career.
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Larry Morris's brain was donated by his family to Boston University for the study of brain injuries associated with former professional football players.
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An autopsy confirmed that Larry Morris had the neural degenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.
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Larry Morris is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.