Johnnie Morton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Johnnie Morton
Occupation	Mixed Martial Artist
Date Of Birth	Oct 7, 1971(1971-10-07)
Age	53
Birthplace	Inglewood
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Libra

Johnnie Morton Biography

Johnnie Morton is one of the most popular and richest Mixed Martial Artist who was born on October 7, 1971 in Inglewood, California, United States. John James Morton Jr. (born on October 7, 1971) is an ex- American football receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1990s and the 2000s. He played for the college team of at the University of Southern California (USC) and was voted by the league as an All-American in 1993. The team that drafted him was the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft He was also a professional player for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. Morton also was a part of a brief stint in mixed martial arts in 2007.

In the season of 2001 during the 2001 season, comedy legend Jay Leno had been poking at the Lions who had a record of 0-12. After the Lions triumphed in their opening contest of the season, 27-24 over Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Vikings, Morton, who had heard about Leno’s comments and reacted, “I got the damn monkey off my back, off Marty’s back, and I want Jay Leno to kiss my ass.” Morton was later as a guest on The Tonight Show, during the show, during which Leno kissed the donkey.

Following Perriman’s departure Morton was an integral receiver for Detroit’s offense over the next years. His most impressive season in terms of statistics was the 1999 season where he racked up 80 receptions and 1129 yards in a remarkable Lions team that made it to the playoffs that season despite the sudden departure of Barry Sanders. In all, Morton finished his pro career with 624 receptions that resulted in 43 touchdowns and 8719 yards. He currently is ranked third on Detroit’s list of all-time greats in both yards-receiving and receptions with 4,499 and 469 respectively.

Johnnie Morton Net Worth

Johnnie Morton is one of the richest Mixed Martial Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Johnnie Morton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While at at the University of Southern California, Morton was a member of his team the USC Trojans football team from 1990 until 1993. Morton broke 12 USC team records and Pacific-10 Conference records for receptions as well as receiving yards. Morton was dubbed “Big Play Morton” by Tom Kelly, and “Johnnie Hero” by USC broadcaster Pete Arbogast, thanks to an important touchdown catch Morton was able to catch in the 1990 rivalry match between the two schools – a 23-yard pass by Trojans quarterback Todd Marinovich with 16 seconds remaining that earned the Trojans the victory in a come-from-behind 45-42 tie.

Detroit picked Morton during the initial round (21st overall selection) during the 1994 NFL Draft, and he was a part of Detroit’s Lions from 1994 until 2001. Morton would later be a crucial secondary player in a deep Lions receiving team which also included Pro Bowl flanker Herman Moore and Brett Perriman, a veteran. After gaining experience when he was an rookie in 1994, Morton was named Detroit’s primary slot receiver for 1995. He also became was a major contributor to Special teams, as a kickoff/punt returning player. Morton was a part of one of the best offenses of Detroit history at the time in which the Lions scored 436 points in total (second most in the NFL) and come away with ten wins, and even appear in playoffs for the third consecutive year. He was a part of 44 receptions for that team , totalling 590 yards and eight touchdowns. The most memorable of his games was played that season in the classic Thanksgiving Day game in Detroit against the Minnesota Vikings. Moore (127 yards), Perriman (153) as well as Johnnie Morton (102) all surpassed 100 yards of receiving as did Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders rushed for 138 yards. Then his quarterback Scott Mitchell passed for 410 yards in an 44-38 Lions shootout win.

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Facts & Trivia

Johnnie Ranked on the list of most popular Mixed Martial Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Johnnie Morton celebrates birthday on October 7 of every year.