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Johnny Morris
No. 47     
Wide receiver
Halfback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1935-09-26) September 26, 1935 (age 88)
Place of birth: Long Beach, California
Career information
College: California-Santa Barbara
NFL Draft: 1958 / Round: 12 / Pick: 137
Debuted in 1958 for the [[{{{debutteam}}}]]
Last played in 1967 for the [[{{{finalteam}}}]]
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Rushing att-yards     224-1040
Receptions-yards     356-5059
Touchdowns     37
Stats at NFL.com

Johnny Edward Morris (born September 26, 1935) is a former American football running back/wide receiver in the National Football League. He spent his entire ten year career with the Chicago Bears, and is the franchise's all-time leader in receiving yards with 5,059.[1] He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Morris won an NFL Championship in 1963. In 1964, he had his best season with 93 receptions for 1212 yards and 10 touchdowns. Morris is also a former sportscaster for WMAQ-TV and WBBM-TV in Chicago and football color commentator for CBS Sports.

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