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Larry Craig Morton (born February 5, 1943) was a quarterback in the National Football League for three teams: the Dallas Cowboys, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos. Morton played college football at University of California, Berkeley. He is the only quarterback in NFL history to lead two different teams to the Super Bowl (Dallas in 1970 and Denver in 1977).
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February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ...
The quarterback is a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football, directly behind players of the line. He is generally the leader of the offensive team when it is on the field, responsible for initiating play by receiving the snap of the ball from the center. ...
The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ...
Conference NFC Division East Year Founded 1960 Home Field Texas Stadium City Irving, Texas Team Colors Royal Blue, Metallic Silver, Blue, and White Head Coach Bill Parcells League Championships (5) Super Bowl: 1971 (VI), 1977 (XII), 1992 (XXVII), 1993 (XXVIII), 1995 (XXX) Conference Championships (10) NFL Eastern: 1966, 1967 NFC...
Year Founded 1925 Conference NFC Division East Home Field Giants Stadium City East Rutherford, New Jersey Team Colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin League Championships (6) NFL Champions: 1927, 1934, 1938, 1956 Super Bowl: 1986 (XXI), 1990 (XXV) Conference Championships (9) NFL Eastern: 1956, 1958...
Conference AFC Division West Year Founded 1960 Home Field INVESCO Field at Mile High City Denver, Colorado Team Colors Broncos Navy Blue, Orange, and White Head Coach Mike Shanahan League Championships (2) Super Bowl: 1997 (XXXII), 1998 (XXXIII) Conference Championships (6) AFC: 1977, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 1998 Division Championships...
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (also known as Cal, UCB, UC Berkeley, The University of California, California, or simply Berkeley) is a public coeducational university situated east of the San Francisco Bay in Berkeley, California, overlooking the Golden Gate. ...
The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL) in the United States. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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Morton was a downfield passer not known for his mobility, and is one of the all time leaders in yards per completion. He also briefly held the record for the most passes completed in a row.
He was an All-American at Cal and selected in the first round by Dallas in 1965. He was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992. Morton is a notable graduate of Campbell High School.
Morton is currently a voter in the Harris Interactive College Poll, a component of college football's Bowl Championship Series. An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...
The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend, Indiana, United States, is a hall of fame devoted to college football. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
Campbell High School was the first high school to open in the Campbell Union High School District. ...
For other uses of the abbreviation BCS, please see BCS (disambiguation). ...
Career statistics
Regular season | Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | | 1965 | dal | 34 | 17 | 173 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -8 | -2.67 | 0 | | 1966 | dal | 27 | 13 | 225 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 0 | | 1967 | dal | 137 | 69 | 978 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 0 | | 1968 | dal | 85 | 44 | 752 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 2 | | 1969 | dal | 302 | 162 | 2619 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 62 | 3.88 | 1 | | 1970 | dal | 207 | 102 | 1819 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 0 | | 1971 | dal | 143 | 78 | 1131 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 1 | | 1972 | dal | 339 | 185 | 2396 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 2 | | 1973 | dal | 32 | 13 | 174 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1974 | dal | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1974 | nyg | 237 | 122 | 1510 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | | 1975 | nyg | 363 | 186 | 2359 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 72 | 3.27 | 0 | | 1976 | nyg | 284 | 153 | 1865 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 0 | | 1977 | den | 254 | 131 | 1929 | 14 | 8 | 31 | 125 | 4.03 | 4 | | 1978 | den | 267 | 146 | 1802 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 4.18 | 0 | | 1979 | den | 370 | 204 | 2626 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 0.57 | 1 | | 1980 | den | 301 | 183 | 2150 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 29 | 1.38 | 1 | | 1981 | den | 376 | 225 | 3195 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | | 1982 | den | 26 | 18 | 193 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | | 3786 | 2053 | 27908 | 183 | 187 | 215 | 627 | 2.92 | 12 |
Playoffs *Super Bowl | Year | Team | Opp | Result | Comp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rusing Att | Yds | TD | | 1969 | Dallas | Cleveland | L,14-38 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | 1970 | Dallas | Detroit | W,5-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | 1970 | Dallas | San Francisco | W,17-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | *1970 | Dallas | Baltimore | L,13-16 | 12 | 26 | 127 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 1972 | Dallas | San Francisco | W,30-28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | 1972 | Dallas | Washington | L,3-26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | 1977 | Denver | Pittsburgh | W,34-21 | 11 | 23 | 164 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | 1977 | Denver | Oakland | W,20-17 | 10 | 20 | 224 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | | *1977 | Denver | Dallas | L,10-27 | 4 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1978 | Denver | Pittsburgh | L,10-33 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1979 | Denver | Houston | L,7-13 | 14 | 27 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
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