Mike Morris (American football)

Mike Morris

Position(s) Long snapper Jersey #(s) 68
Born	February 22, 1961 (1961-02-22) (age 50) Centerville, Iowa
Career information
Year(s)	1987–1999
Undrafted in 1987
College	Northeast Missouri State
Professional teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1987) Kansas City Chiefs (1989) New England Patriots (1989) Cleveland Browns (1990) Seattle Seahawks (1990) Minnesota Vikings (1991-1999)
Career stats
Games Played	188
Fumbles Recovered	1
Fumble Yards	-23
Career highlights and awards
N/A

Mike Morris is a former long snapper for the Minnesota Vikings, a current radio host on KFAN in Minneapolis, and Strength and Conditioning Coach for Concordia University (Saint Paul).^[1]

Playing career

Morris was a four-year starter at Northeast Missouri State, and entered the National Football League as an undrafted free agent. He played brief stints for the Arizona Cardinals, the Kansas City Chiefs, the New England Patriots, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Cleveland Browns before settling in as the long snapper for the Vikings, where he played consistently throughout the 1990s. During the 1998 playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons for the Minnesota Vikings, he was blamed by Dennis Green for the snap being too high leading to Gary Anderson's only missed field goal of the year.

Broadcasting

Following the end of his career, Morris took over the morning drive time slot on sports radio station KFAN after the failure of Dan Cole’s show necessitated a replacement. Morris broadcasts using the moniker ‘The Superstar’ and his show is known as The Power Trip Morning Show. Morris is also the co-host of Vikings Fanline with Cory "Sludge" Cove. Another one of his nicknames that pokes fun at his lack of intelligence is Mike "Densa" Morris. Morris always signs Bon Scott when asked for an autograph. Morris also has an arch nemesis that goes by the name of Hawkey Doody, a mischievous puppet that has it out for the superstar.

In 2001, Morris was offered the position of Minnesota Vikings radio play by play announcer by KFAN after Lee Hamilton was fired after one preseason game due to racist and sexist comments that Hamilton sometimes used on his talk shows. Morris' hiring, however, was vetoed by the Vikings and the job was given to Terry Stembridge, Jr.^[2]

Morris is currently the owner and operator of a physical conditioning studio in Burnsville, Minnesota, the "MILO Barbell Company."

References

1. ^ Concordia Announces Hiring of "The Superstar" Mike Morris. http://cugoldenbears.com/Articles/07-20-11_-_Superstar.html
2. ^ http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/10173

See also

• Career Statistics
• Power Trip Morning Show
• Morris’ KFAN biography
• [1]

Persondata
Name	Morris, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	1961-02-22
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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