Jamie Morris
- January 5, 2024
- Football Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Jamie Morris |
Occupation | Football Player |
Date Of Birth | Jun 6, 1965(1965-06-06) |
Age | 59 |
Birthplace | Southern Pines |
Country | United States |
Birth City | North Carolina |
Horoscope | Gemini |
Jamie Morris Biography
Name | Jamie Morris |
Birthday | Jun 6 |
Birth Year | 1965 |
Place Of Birth | Southern Pines |
Home Town | North Carolina |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Gemini |
Jamie Morris is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on June 6, 1965 in Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States. NFL running back who played from 1988-1990 for the Washington Redskins or New England Patriots.
He was a star at Michigan for the legendary coach While at Michigan he starred for legendary coach Bo Schembechler..
Morris played college football at the University of Michigan from 1984 to 1987 and broke the school’s all-time rushing records in yards gained in a season (1,703 yards) and a career (4,392 yards). Though those records were broken 13 years later by Anthony Thomas, Morris still holds the U-M school record for all-purpose yards with 6,201. Morris was also the only player in Michigan history to lead the Wolverines in rushing for four years until Mike Hart did so from 2004–2007. In addition to his rushing yards, he had 99 receptions for 756 yards and 51 kickoff returns for 1,027 yards. He ranks fourth in U-M history in kickoff return yards. He also still ranks third in U-M history in rushing yards in a season and career. Morris was setting Michigan records during the same years Lorenzo White, the Big Ten’s first 2,000-yard rusher, was totaling 4,887 yards for the Michigan State Spartans. Neither reached Archie Griffin’s 5,589 yard total. Morris was a very versatile running back who was the first Michigan back to total over 30 receptions in a season and remains the only back to have done so twice. He continues to hold the career receptions record for running backs with 99.
In 1986, Morris suffered a knee injury in a game against Florida State. He sat out a game and then came back to play against Ohio State. While he recuperated Thomas Wilcher rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns against Wisconsin. When Morris returned, he had the best game of his college career against the Buckeyes, gaining 210 yards rushing (302 all-purpose yards) to help the Wolverines win the game and advance to the Rose Bowl. The Wolverines lost the 1987 Rose Bowl to Arizona State 22-15.
His brother, His brother, Joe Morris, also played in the NFL. also played in the NFL.
Jamie Morris Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Football Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Jamie Morris is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jamie Morris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was named the University of Michigan’s team MVP in 1987, and was an All-Big 10 selection.
He set an NFL record with 45 rushing attempts on December 17, 1988.
James Walter Morris (born June 6, 1965) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and a record-setting running back in college for the University of Michigan Wolverines. While attending Michigan, he broke the school’s all-time records for rushing yards in a season and in a career and for all-purpose yards in a career. His career rushing total was once third in Big Ten Conference history. He continues to hold the career receptions record for Michigan running backs. He also still holds the all-time NFL record for most rushing attempts in a game with 45.
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Morris worked for the University of Michigan Athletic Department as a Development Manager from 1998-2010. He was responsible for donor relations and facilitating the campaign to raise $100 million by 2008. In 2005, Morris hosted the U-M Football Bust put on by the U-M Club of Greater Detroit. He also hosts a popular Sunday morning sports talk show, A View From the Backfield on Sports Talk 1050 WTKA in Ann Arbor.
Facts & Trivia
Jamie Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jamie Morris celebrates birthday on June 6 of every year.
In a November 2007 interview with The Ann Arbor News, Morris recalled: “Once Coach Bo was chastising me, and (assistant coach Lloyd Carr) pointed out, ‘Look at those younger players over there. He’s not yelling at them, so he must think something about you.’ And that held with me for a long time.”