Glen Max Morris was an American professional basketball and American football player.
12 Facts About Max Morris
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Max Morris was a consensus All-American in both sports for Northwestern University and later played professional football for the Chicago Rockets and Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference.
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Max Morris played in the NBA for the Sheboygan Red Skins.
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Max Morris later attended the University of Illinois and Northwestern University.
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Max Morris was the last Northwestern athlete to be selected as a first-team All-American in two sports.
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Max Morris was a consensus All-American football player at the end position in 1945.
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That year, Max Morris set a Big Ten Conference single-game record with 158 receiving yards in a game against Minnesota.
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Max Morris was selected as a consensus All-American basketball player at the forward position in 1946.
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Max Morris won the Big Ten Conference basketball individual scoring championship in both 1945 and 1946.
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Max Morris played in a total of 39 professional football games and had 53 receptions for 677 yards.
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Besides playing professional football, Max Morris played four seasons of professional basketball in the NBL and NBA with the Chicago American Gears and the Sheboygan Red Skins.
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In 1984, Max Morris was a charter inductee into the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame.