Russ Morrow

Russell Lee "Red" Morrow (January 17, 1924 – May 2, 2004) was an American football center.

Russ Morrow
Personal information
Born:(1924-01-17)January 17, 1924
St. Louis
Died:May 2, 2004(2004-05-02) (aged 80)
Smoke Rise, Alabama
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Roosevelt (MO)
College:Tennessee
Position:Center
NFL Draft:1945 / Round: 24 / Pick: 247
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Morrow was born in St. Louis in 1924 and attended Roosevelt High School. He played college football at the center position for the Tennessee during the 1944 and 1945 seasons.[1] He also served as a West Knoxville police officer while playing for Tennessee in 1945.[2]

Morrow was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 24th round of the 1945 NFL Draft but never played for the Lions.[3] Instead, he signed in June 1946 with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference.[4][5] He played for the Dodgers during the 1946 and 1947 seasons.[3] He scored a touchdown for the Dodgers on September 8, 1946.[6] He appeared in a total of 10 professional football games, two of them as a starter.[3] He also played for the Charlotte Clippers of the Dixie Football League from 1947 to 1949.[1][7][8]

Morrow later worked for 12 years for Steel City Oldsmobile in Birmingham, Alabama.[9] Morrow died at age 84 in 2004 in Smoke Rise, Alabama.[3]

References
  1. "Russ Morrow". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  2. "U-T Football Center Joins Police Force: Six-Foot, 7-1/2-Inch Russ Morrow Waits Special Uniform". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. March 19, 1945. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Russ Morrow Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  4. "Russ Morrow Signs Brooklyn Contract". The Knoxville Journal. June 9, 1946. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Russ Morrow Will Play Pro Football With A.A. Dodgers". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. June 9, 1946. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Russ Morrow Helps Dodgers Defeat Buffalo Gridders: Ex-Vol Center Takes Lateral for Touchdown". The Knoxville New-Sentinel. September 9, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Clippers Hook Russ Morrow, Former Vol Center Standout". The Charlotte News. September 8, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Redhead Russ Morrow Gaining Fame As 'Man Of Many Talents'". The Charlotte News. October 30, 1948. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Morrow, Russell L." Birmingham Post-Herald. May 5, 2004 – via Newspapers.com.


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