hondo in seattle Posted September 22 Posted September 22 Mercury Morris, the Dolphin's elecrifying RB from the 60s and 70s, just died. When the Fins went undefeated in 1972, both Morris (scatback) and Larry Csonka (bruiser) rushed for 1,000 yards - an NFL first. RIP. 4 4 Quote
Toledo Bill Posted September 22 Posted September 22 20 minutes ago, hondo in seattle said: Mercury Morris, the Dolphin's elecrifying RB from the 60s and 70s, just died. When the Fins went undefeated in 1972, both Morris (scatback) and Larry Csonka (bruiser) rushed for 1,000 yards - an NFL first. RIP. Great speed. Part of the era where the Fins dominated us. Memory I’ll never forget.. game was at home.. Dave Washington went to tackle Morris, literally picked him up and body slammed him to the turf.. the crowd went crazy. RIP … he was fun to watch. 2 1 Quote
hondo in seattle Posted September 22 Author Posted September 22 Like all of us, Mercury was an imperfect soul. He was arrested for drug trafficking after his career ended but later turned his life around and became a motivational speaker. Many remember him as a good guy. One mildly funny story I remember has to do with OJ... Mercury liked OJ but was apparently jealous that the Bills built their running attack solely around OJ while Mercury had to share totes with both Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick. Mercury said something to the effect that if he played for the Bills, he'd get 2,000 yards too. One of his linemen took umbrage and countered that if OJ played behind the Dolphins offensive line, he'd have 3,000 yards. For the youngsters out there, Morris finished his career averaging 5.1 yards per carry - the best career YPC for a halfback at the time (the legendary Marion Motley and Jim Brown both had higher YPC but were fullbacks). 3 Quote
Sharky7337 Posted September 22 Posted September 22 (edited) Maybe he got in tua's head? RIP Edited September 22 by Sharky7337 Quote
jkeerie Posted September 22 Posted September 22 I wonder now who will have that bottle of champagne ready for any team that goes undefeated? RIP Quote
CowgirlsFan Posted September 22 Posted September 22 RIP 🙏 Thank you for your contribution to the game of football 🏈 1 Quote
LabattBlue Posted September 22 Posted September 22 Morris, Kiick, Czonka, Warfield & Griese. No wonder the Bills went 0 for the 70’s against Miami. Those games were torture. RIP Mercury Morris 2 3 Quote
BuffaloBill Posted September 22 Posted September 22 2 hours ago, LabattBlue said: Morris, Kiick, Czonka, Warfield & Griese. No wonder the Bills went 0 for the 70’s against Miami. Those games were torture. RIP Mercury Morris This^^^^^ 1 Quote
Don Otreply Posted September 22 Posted September 22 Morris, Csonka, and Kick, has to be among the best backfields in NFL history, Prayers to his loved ones, RIP MM 2 Quote
DuckyBoys Posted September 22 Posted September 22 I remember his speaking at my middle school in the early 1980's Spoke about overcoming his mistakes RIP 1 Quote
Chandler#81 Posted September 22 Posted September 22 40 minutes ago, Gugny said: I never liked him -as a player or a man. Druggie, big mouth, ass. 1 1 1 Quote
amprov56 Posted September 22 Posted September 22 7 hours ago, hondo in seattle said: Mercury Morris, the Dolphin's elecrifying RB from the 60s and 70s, just died. When the Fins went undefeated in 1972, both Morris (scatback) and Larry Csonka (bruiser) rushed for 1,000 yards - an NFL first. RIP. Great player and citizen of South Florida! 1 hour ago, Gugny said: Why? 1 1 Quote
Mr. WEO Posted September 22 Posted September 22 6 hours ago, jkeerie said: I wonder now who will have that bottle of champagne bag ready for any team that goes undefeated? RIP fixed Quote
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