Morgan made his professional boxing debut on October 10, 1970 with a four-round points win against 6-2 Chuck Hernandez.
Morgan had run his record to 12-1-2 when he was given the opportunity to fight Rudy Rodriguez for the vacant Minnesota state middleweight championship in August 1973.
This fight would headline a fight card that included future stars Scott LeDoux, Doug Demmings, and Gary Holmgren on the undercard, but it would end badly for Morgan when Rodriguez knocked him out in the first round.
[1] In his next bout Morgan faced unbeaten prospect Mike Rossman at Madison Square Garden in New York City, losing by unanimous decision in eight rounds.
Thereafter Morgan would lose more often than he won, finally retiring from boxing after putting together a three-fight winning streak in 1978.