Pat Morris (American football)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born: | April 7, 1954 |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Bishop Alemany High School (Sylmar, California) |
| Position: | Offensive guard |
| Career history | |
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Patrick Morris (born April 7, 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio)[citation needed] is a former offensive line coach in the National Football League.
College career
[edit]Morris was a reserve offensive guard for USC from 1972-1975,[1] lettering in 1975.[2][3]: 168
Coaching
[edit]Morris began his coaching career immediately after his playing career ended, staying with USC as a graduate assistant for the 1976 and 1977 seasons, working with the offensive line.[2] He later returned to USC as their offensive line coach in 1983, after spending the 1978 season coaching offensive line for Northern Arizona and the 1979-1982 seasons coaching offensive line for Minnesota.[2]
After four seasons with USC, Morris was hired as the offensive line coach for Michigan State, a position he held from 1987-1994. After coaching offensive tackles and tight ends at Stanford from 1995-1996, Morris entered the NFL coaching ranks in 1997 as the tight ends and assistant offensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He was promoted to offensive line coach entering the 1999 season, taking over for Bobb McKittrick who was forced to retire due to cancer.[4] Morris later followed his former 49ers head coach Steve Mariucci to Detroit, serving as the offensive line coach for the Lions from 2004-2005. He was fired along with Mariucci on November 29, 2005 after a disappointing season marred with poor offensive production.[5]
Morris then spent the 2006-2010 seasons as the offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings, coaching Pro Bowl offensive linemen such as Matt Birk, Bryant McKinnie, and Steve Hutchinson. After a regime change in Minnesota, he left to coach the offensive line for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2011 season.[6] He was not retained when head coach Raheem Morris and his staff were fired after the season.
Morris was named the offensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills on January 19, 2013.[1] He was not retained by new Bills head coach Rex Ryan entering the 2015 season.[7] After several seasons away from coaching, Morris was hired as the offensive line coach in 2019 for the San Diego Fleet of the short-lived Alliance of American Football by head coach Mike Martz.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bills name Pat Morris offensive line coach".
- ^ a b c "Southern Cal has hired three assistant football coaches to... - UPI Archives".
- ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). usctrojans.com. USC Athletics. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/49ers-hire-newcomer-in-shuffle-of-coaching-jobs-3084670.php [bare URL]
- ^ "Lions ax Mariucci; Jauron takes over". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "Bucs Pick Morris to Lead O-Line".
- ^ "Bills' Aaron Kromer placed on paid leave after battery arrest". July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Fleet's existence is highlighted by emerging center Kolone". February 28, 2019.
External links
[edit]- 1954 births
- Living people
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- Minnesota Golden Gophers football coaches
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