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![]() Morris in 2014 | |||||||
No. 20, 47 | |||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. | September 15, 1960||||||
Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Ayer (Ayer, Massachusetts) | ||||||
College: | Syracuse | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 45 | ||||||
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Joseph Edward Morris (born September 15, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1982 to 1988. Initially noted for his diminutive stature — 5' 7", Morris was a key member of the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI in 1987. He rushed for 67 yards, caught four passes for 20 yards, and scored a touchdown in the game.