[1][2] There, he was a standout American football player and track and field athlete, winning three state titles in hurdling.

[2] Upon his return from military service, he established an Oregon Ducks record with 68 points in a single season and started his school-record 23 straight successful conversions.

[1] Morris made his NFL debut with the Rams on September 28, 1958, at the age of 26, in a 30–27 loss against the Cleveland Browns.

He then joined the newly established Minnesota Vikings the following year and recorded the third-longest interception return in the NFL (65 yards).

Twenty years later, he was enshrined in the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame,[4] having earlier been honored as part of the 1957 Ducks football team when they were inducted in 1994.