Russ Morrow
American football player (1924–2004)
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Russell Lee "Red" Morrow (January 17, 1924 – May 2, 2004) was an American football center.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Smoke Rise, Alabama, U.S.
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| Position | Center | ||||||
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| Born | January 17, 1924 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | May 2, 2004 (aged 80) Smoke Rise, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Roosevelt (St. Louis, Missouri) | ||||||
| College | Tennessee | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1945: 24th round, 247th overall pick | ||||||
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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]
