NFL · Draftees

Cecil Morris

1956 · Round 4 · Pick 44 · G · Green Bay Packers

Cecil Morris was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, and played guard for Bud Wilkinson at Oklahoma. Green Bay drafted him in the fourth round, 44th overall, in 1956. He became a coach and was head football coach at Cameron University in Lawton from 1981 to 1983. He died on September 12, 2001. Pro Football Reference has no player page for him. SoonerStats lists him on OU's roster for 1953 SO LT, 1954 JR RG, 1955 SR RG. His listed size in 1955 was 6-2, 220 lb. It gives his hometown as Lawton, OK. Pro Football Archives lists him as a letterman at Oklahoma in 1953, 1954 and 1955. It lists his high school as Year. The Daily Oklahoman on November 27, 1955 (NewsBank page 102) described him as "the easy-going--off field--230-pound Sooner guard."

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Morris | https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/13/208798496 | https://soonerstats.com/football/players/details.cfm?playerid=1104 | https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/m/morr00750.html | The Daily Oklahoman, November 27, 1955, NewsBank page 102 (via NewsBank Oklahoman Collection, scanned page)

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