He served as the head football coach at Saint Paul's College in Lawrenceville, Virginia from 1966 to 1970, Virginia State University from 1977 to 1979,[1] Fayetteville State University in 1980,[2] and Morgan State University in 1981, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 33–54–5.
[3] Morris was also the head basketball coach at Saint Paul's from 1966 to 1971, tallying a mark of 44–66.
A native of Newport News, Virginia, Morris attended Collis P. Huntington High School there, graduating in 1957.
[4] Morris earned a master's degree in education from the College of William & Mary in 1971.
He left Saint Paul's the same year and moved to Morgan State as an assistant football coach.