Considered one of the greatest second basemen of all time, Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990 in his first year of eligibility.

He hosted a weekly nationally syndicated radio show on Sports USA, while serving as a special advisor to the Reds.

[2] Morgan was a standout baseball player at Castlemont High School, but did not receive any offers from major league teams due to his size.

Teammate Nellie Fox (also a stocky second baseman) suggested to Morgan that while at the plate he should flap his back arm like a chicken to keep his elbow up.

[3] Morgan played his first nine major league seasons for the Houston Astros, compiling 72 home runs and 219 stolen bases.

On June 25, 1966, Morgan was struck on the kneecap by a line drive (hit by Lee Maye) during batting practice.

[9] As a result, they traded Morgan to the Cincinnati Reds as part of a blockbuster multi-player deal on November 29, 1971, announced at baseball's winter meetings.

Morgan joined leadoff hitter Pete Rose as prolific catalysts at the top of the Reds' lineup.

Morgan added home run power, not always displayed with the Astros in the cavernous Astrodome, outstanding speed and excellent defense.

Morgan, along with teammates Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Pérez, and Dave Concepción, led the Reds to consecutive championships in the World Series.

He also hit 268 home runs to go with his 449 doubles and 96 triples, excellent power for a middle infielder of his era, and was considered by some the finest base stealer of his generation (689 steals at greater than 80% success rate).

Besides his prowess at the plate and on the bases, Morgan was an exceptional infielder, winning the Gold Glove Award in consecutive years from 1973 to 1977.

The Dodgers eliminated San Francisco on the second-to-last day, but Morgan hit a go-ahead three run home run to give the Giants a lead they would not relinquish that saw Los Angeles eliminated in favor of the Braves winning the NL West; Morgan batted .240 and played in just 90 games, his lowest number of games played since 1968.

Morgan was acquired along with Al Holland by the Phillies from the Giants for Mike Krukow, Mark Davis and minor-league outfielder C.L.

[25] After his career ended, Morgan was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1987, and his jersey number 8 was retired.

[34] On September 11, 1985, Morgan, along with his television broadcasting partner Ken Wilson, was on hand to call Pete Rose's record-breaking 4,192nd career hit.

[35] In 1986, ESPN hired Morgan to call Monday Night Baseball and College World Series games.

[35] Morgan spent a previous stint (1986–1987) with NBC calling regional Game of the Week telecasts alongside Bob Carpenter.

[41] During NBC's coverage of the 1985[42] and 1987 National League Championship Series, Morgan served as a pregame analyst alongside hosts Dick Enberg (in 1985)[43] and Marv Albert (in 1987).

[44] Morgan was a member of ESPN's lead baseball broadcast team alongside Jon Miller and Orel Hershiser.

[45][46] In 1999, Morgan teamed with his then-NBC colleague Bob Costas to call two weekday night telecasts for ESPN.

[48] In 2006, he called the Little League World Series Championship with Brent Musburger and Orel Hershiser on ABC, replacing the recently fired Harold Reynolds.

Morgan and Miller were replaced by Bobby Valentine and Dan Shulman, respectively (while ESPN retained Orel Hershiser, who joined the Sunday Night Baseball telecasts in 2010).