Craig Morton
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 5, 1943 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Flint, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Campbell (CA) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1965 / Round: 10 / Pick: 75 | ||||||||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 183–187 |
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| Passing yards: | 27,908 |
| Passer rating: | 73.5 |
| Pass completions: | 2,053 |
| Pass attempts: | 3,776 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 12 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Larry Craig Morton (born February 5, 1943) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Denver Broncos. He played college football at the University of California.
Morton is a 1961 graduate of Campbell High School in Campbell, California, where he played football and baseball. As a pitcher he received offers from major league teams to play in their minor league systems. His football coach at Campbell High was self-promoter Hal Raley, and as a quarterback Morton was voted Northern California high school athlete of the year and was selected to play in the annual California Shrine High School football game.
Morton played college football at the University of California in Berkeley under head coach Marv Levy and assistant coach Bill Walsh, both future NFL head coaches and members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Morton became the starter in the sixth game of his sophomore season in 1962. Back then his nickname was "Big Hummer" and his production dominated the Golden Bears offense output.
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