Walking Away: Family Responsibilities and Injury Force Morris to Retire From Football
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › October 02, 2008
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HIGHLAND -- When he was an All-American middle linebacker at staid, button-down BYU a decade ago, Rob Morris carved out a reputation for being outspoken, flamboyant and a little crazy.
Aside from being regarded as one of the best defensive players in school history, Morris craved the spotlight, regaling reporters with his antics, such as taunting 8-foot alligators while on vacation in Florida.See the full content of this document
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Walking Away: Family Responsibilities and Injury Force Morris to Retire From Football
The BYU media relations department nicknamed him "Freight Train" to promote him for the Butkus Award. Once, after scoring a touchdown on a 51-yard interception return, he celebrated by performing a "snow angel" in the end zone grass. He publicly criticized the school's Honor Code Office for the way it handled disciplinary issues involving non-LDS athletes.
These days, having retired this past summer after a checkered eight-year National Football League career with the Indian...See the full content of this document
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