Morris was an academic All-American and a member of the 1952 Georgia Tech National Championship team.
His pro career was delayed by service in the US Army during Korea.
After leaving football he worked for the Georgia Power Company, the Royal Crown Cola Company and Georgia Morris and Associates. He worked with the Southeastern Conference for thirty years and was actively involved in the Chic-Fil-A Bowl and Scholar Athlete Selection Committee and the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation.
He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981. He was also inducted into the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, the Mississippi Football Hall of Fame, the George Football Hall of Fame and the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame. He represented Georgia Tech as one of the ACC Championship Football Legends for 2007.
george, morris, american, football, born, 1931, george, augustus, morris, march, 1931, december, 2007, american, football, player, born, vicksburg, mississippi, played, college, football, georgia, tech, yellow, jackets, professionally, francisco, 49ers, season. George Augustus Morris Jr March 19 1931 December 10 2007 was an American football player Born in Vicksburg Mississippi he played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and professionally for the San Francisco 49ers for one season in 1956 George MorrisNo 52Morris circa 1953Date of birthMarch 19 1931Place of birthVicksburg Mississippi U S Date of deathDecember 10 2007 age 76 Place of deathHighlands North Carolina U S Career informationPosition s C LBUS collegeGeorgia TechNFL draft1953 Round 2 Pick 21Career historyAs player1956San Francisco 49ersCareer highlights and awardsSecond team All American 1952 First team All SEC 1952 1952 National ChampionshipCareer statsPlaying stats at DatabaseFootball comCollege Football Hall of Fame Morris was an academic All American and a member of the 1952 Georgia Tech National Championship team His pro career was delayed by service in the US Army during Korea After leaving football he worked for the Georgia Power Company the Royal Crown Cola Company and Georgia Morris and Associates He worked with the Southeastern Conference for thirty years and was actively involved in the Chic Fil A Bowl and Scholar Athlete Selection Committee and the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981 He was also inducted into the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame the Mississippi Football Hall of Fame the George Football Hall of Fame and the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame He represented Georgia Tech as one of the ACC Championship Football Legends for 2007 He died of an apparent heart attack at age 76 in Highlands North Carolina 1 References edit Barnhart Tony 2007 12 10 Former Tech All American Morris dies The Atlanta Journal Constitution Retrieved 2007 12 11 dead link nbsp This biographical article relating to a college football player is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Morris American football born 1931 amp oldid 1217957855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
