Country Morris
| File:Country Morris (Taps 1920).png Morris in 1920 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1890 or 1891 Rockingham County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 1976 (aged 85) Glen Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Maryland[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 1911 | Worcester Busters[2] |
| 1915–18 | Martinsburg Champs/Blue Sox/Mountaineers |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Baseball | |
| 1915–18 | Martinsburg Champs/Blue Sox/Mountaineers |
| 1917, 1920 | Clemson |
| 1920–23, 1926 | Waynesboro Red Birds/Villagers |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–17, 1919–20 | Clemson |
| Football | |
| 1916–17, 1919 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 1923–1957 | The Albany Academy |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–28 (college baseball) 16–8 (basketball) |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
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William Gordon "Country" Morris was an American baseball player and baseball, basketball, and football coach. Morris was born in 1890 or 1891 in Rockingham County, Virginia. He lettered in four sports, including football (where he was captain of the 1913 team) and baseball, at Maryland Agricultural College.[3] Morris played minor league baseball for the Worcester Busters of the New England League in 1911 and for the Martinsburg Champs/Blue Sox/Mountaineers of the Blue Ridge League as a player/coach from 1915 to 1918.[1][2][4]
In 1916, he as hired as an assistant football coach at Clemson College, and he was also head basketball and baseball coach. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1917, returning to Clemson in 1919 to coach one more season.[5][6]
From 1920 to 1923, and in 1926, Morris returned to the Blue Ridge League to coach the Waynesboro Red Birds/Villagers. From 1923 until 1957, he coached football at The Albany Academy, where his son and Andy Rooney attended.[7][8] Morris died on July 10, 1976, in Glen Falls, New York.[3]
Head coaching record
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[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Overall | Postseason | ||||||
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| 1917 | Clemson | 13–13 | |||||||
| 1920 | Clemson | 4–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–28 (.378) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Basketball
[edit | edit source]| Season | Team | Overall | Postseason | ||||||
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| 1916–17 | Clemson | 8–2 | |||||||
| 1919–20 | Clemson | 8–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–8 (.667) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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- 1976 deaths
- Maryland Terrapins football players
- Maryland Terrapins baseball players
- Martinsburg Champs players
- Martinsburg Blue Sox players
- Martinsburg Mountaineers players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Clemson Tigers baseball coaches
- Clemson Tigers men's basketball coaches
- Clemson Tigers football coaches
- Worcester Busters players