Joe Morris
8/24/2000 1:44:40 PM | Football
1978-81
Team captain 1980
Morris is SU's career-rushing leader (4,299), who averaged 5.3 yards per carry. He returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown in the first game played in the Carrier Dome and later that season was named ECAC Offensive Player of the Year (1980). Morris averaged 146.9 all-purpose yards per game over his career. He rushed for six consecutive 100-yard games. He holds the SU record for rushing yards by a sophomore (1,372), and holds the SU mark for most yards gained in a single game (252), most 100 yard games in a career (22), and is second only to Ernie Davis in career rushing touchdowns (25). Morris was named the Independence Bowl Outstanding Offensive Player in 1979, and was the winner of the Mark Hoffman Outstanding Back Award in 1981. Morris was drafted in the second round by the New York Giants in 1982, and played for the Giants from 1982-89 and the Cleveland Browns from 1991-92. He was named to the All-NFC Team in 1986, and was a Pro Bowl selection in 1986 and 1987.
