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Mercury Morris

Eugene Edward Morris

Position: RB
Height: 5-10    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 5, 1947 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: West Texas A&M

Career AV: 48 (1508th overall since 1950)

3-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 3rd round (63rd overall) of the 1969 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1969 22 MIA RET 22 14 0 23 110 1 37 4.8 7.9 1.6 6 65 10.8 0 29 0.4 4.6 175 1 4 1
1970 23 MIA RET 22 12 0 60 409 0 40 6.8 34.1 5.0 12 149 12.4 0 50 1.0 12.4 558 0 6 8
1971* 24 MIA RET 22 14 0 57 315 1 51 5.5 22.5 4.1 5 16 3.2 0 11 0.4 1.1 331 1 1 5
1972* 25 MIA RB 22 14 11 190 1000 12 33 5.3 71.4 13.6 15 168 11.2 0 34 1.1 12.0 1168 12 8 13
1973* 26 MIA RB 22 13 11 149 954 10 70 6.4 73.4 11.5 4 51 12.8 0 36 0.3 3.9 1005 10 3 12
1974 27 MIA 22 5 3 56 214 1 17 3.8 42.8 11.2 2 27 13.5 1 23 0.4 5.4 241 2 4 3
1975 28 MIA RB 22 14 14 219 875 4 49 4.0 62.5 15.6 2 15 7.5 0 10 0.1 1.1 890 4 5 9
1976 29 SDG 23 13 0 50 256 2 30 5.1 19.7 3.8 8 52 6.5 0 20 0.6 4.0 308 2 1 3
Career 99 39 804 4133 31 70 5.1 41.7 8.1 54 543 10.1 1 50 0.5 5.5 4676 32 32 54
7 yrs MIA 86 39 754 3877 29 70 5.1 45.1 8.8 46 491 10.7 1 50 0.5 5.7 4368 30 31 51
1 yr SDG 13 0 50 256 2 30 5.1 19.7 3.8 8 52 6.5 0 20 0.6 4.0 308 2 1 3

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1969 22 MIA RET 22 14 0 25 172 0 38 6.9 43 1136 1 105 26.4 1483
1970 23 MIA RET 22 12 0 2 -1 0 0 -0.5 28 812 1 96 29.0 1369
1971* 24 MIA RET 22 14 0 15 423 1 94 28.2 754
1972* 25 MIA RB 22 14 11 14 334 0 33 23.9 1502
1973* 26 MIA RB 22 13 11 11 242 0 29 22.0 1247
Career 99 39 27 171 0 38 6.3 111 2947 3 105 26.5 7794

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1969 22 MIA RET 22 14 0 4 0 0 0
1970 23 MIA RET 22 12 0 6 1 0 0
1971* 24 MIA RET 22 14 0 1 0 0 0
1972* 25 MIA RB 22 14 11 8 1 0 0
1973* 26 MIA RB 22 13 11 3 0 0 0
1974 27 MIA 22 5 3 4 1 0 0
1975 28 MIA RB 22 14 14 5 1 0 0
1976 29 SDG 23 13 0 1 0 0 0
Career 99 39 32 4 0 0
7 yrs MIA 86 39 31 4 0 0
1 yr SDG 13 0 1 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1969 22 MIA RET 22 14 0 1 1 2 12
1970 23 MIA RET 22 12 0 1 1 6
1971* 24 MIA RET 22 14 0 1 1 2 12
1972* 25 MIA RB 22 14 11 12 12 72
1973* 26 MIA RB 22 13 11 10 10 60
1974 27 MIA 22 5 3 1 1 2 12
1975 28 MIA RB 22 14 14 4 4 24
1976 29 SDG 23 13 0 2 2 12
Career 99 39 31 1 3 35 210
7 yrs MIA 86 39 29 1 3 33 198
1 yr SDG 13 0 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1971
1972
1973

Rushing Att

1975 NFL 219 (9)

Rushing Yds

1972 NFL 1000 (10)
Career 4133 (162)

Rushing TD

1972 NFL 12 (1)
1973 NFL 10 (3)
Career 31 (166)

Long Rush

1973 NFL 70 (3)

Yds/Rushing Att

1972 NFL 5.3 (3)
1973 NFL 6.4 (1/16)
Career 5.1 (21)

Rushing Yds/Game

1973 NFL 73.4 (7)
Career 41.7 (182)

Touchdowns

1972 NFL 12 (4)
1973 NFL 10 (8)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1972 NFL 12 (4)
1973 NFL 10 (8)

Non-Offensive TDs

1969 AFL 1 (5)
1970 NFL 1 (9)
1971 NFL 1 (9)

All-Purpose Yds

1969 AFL 1483 (4)
1970 NFL 1369 (7)
1972 NFL 1502 (5)

Yds/Touch

1969 AFL 15.3 (2/63)
1970 NFL 13.4 (3)
1972 NFL 6.9 (7)
1973 NFL 7.6 (7)

Kick Returns

1969 AFL 43 (1)
1970 NFL 28 (5)
Career 111 (138)

Kick Return Yds

1969 AFL 1136 (1)
1970 NFL 812 (3)
Career 2947 (107)

Kick Return TD

1969 AFL 1 (1/61)
1970 NFL 1 (2/61)
1971 NFL 1 (3/61)
Career 3 (26)

Long Kick Return

1969 AFL 105 (1/6)
1970 NFL 96 (6)
1971 NFL 94 (5)

Yds/Kick Return

1969 AFL 26.4 (4)
1970 NFL 29.0 (6/73)
1971 NFL 28.2 (5)
Career 26.5 (17)

Punt Returns

1969 AFL 25 (4)

Punt Return Yds

1969 AFL 172 (5)

Long Punt Return

1969 AFL 38 (7)

Yds/Punt Return

1969 AFL 6.9 (5)

Kick & Punt Returns

1969 AFL 68 (2)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1969 AFL 1308 (1)
1970 NFL 811 (4)
Career 3118 (150)

Fumbles

1970 NFL 6 (7)
1972 NFL 8 (7)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1973UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 23 12 RB 56 52
1971 24 14 RB 39 68
1972 25 14 RB 189 70 8 16
1973 26 13 RB 161 41 10 31
1974 27 5 RB 36 80
1975 28 14 RB 113 25
1976 29 13 RB 43 83
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