Mercury Morris
American football player (born 1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eugene Edward "Mercury" Morris (born January 5, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner. He played for eight years, primarily for the Miami Dolphins, in the American Football League (AFL) as a rookie in 1969 then in the American Football Conference (AFC) following the 1970 merger with the National Football League (NFL).
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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Born: | (1947-01-05) January 5, 1947 (age 77) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Avonworth (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||
College: | West Texas State | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1969 / Round: 3 / Pick: 63 | ||||||||||
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Morris played in three Super Bowls, winning twice and was selected to three Pro Bowls.
In 1982, Morris was convicted of felony drug trafficking charges. After three and a half years in prison, he was released following a plea agreement in which he pleaded no contest to cocaine conspiracy charges.[1]