Craig Morton
American football player (born 1943) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Larry Craig Morton (born February 5, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He played college football for the California Golden Bears, receiving All-American honors, and was selected by the Cowboys fifth overall in the 1965 NFL Draft. Following nine seasons with the Cowboys, a quarterback controversy with Roger Staubach led to Morton joining the New York Giants for three seasons. He spent his final six seasons as a member of the Broncos, winning NFL Comeback Player of the Year and AFC Offensive Player of the Year in 1977.
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1943-02-05) February 5, 1943 (age 81) Flint, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Campbell (Campbell, California) | ||||||||||||||
College: | California | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1965 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||||||||||||
AFL draft: | 1965 / Round: 10 / Pick: 75 (by the Oakland Raiders)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Morton is the first starting quarterback to appear in the Super Bowl with more than one franchise, having helped lead the Cowboys to Super Bowl V and the Broncos to Super Bowl XII. He is also the only quarterback to start for multiple franchises in their inaugural Super Bowl appearance. Morton was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.