Dennit Morris

Dennit Morris was born on April 15, 1936, in Hanna, Oklahoma, to Burton and Dee Marie Morris, and graduated from Webster High School in Tulsa. He played football and baseball at Oklahoma, won national titles in 1955 and 1956, and appeared in the 1955 short film Football Headliners as an OU player. San Francisco drafted him in the 18th round, 215th overall, in 1958, and he played for the 49ers that year. He then played linebacker for the AFL's Houston Oilers. He was second-team All-AFL in 1960 and an AFL All-Star in 1961, and he won the first two AFL championships (1960, 1961). After football he was a Tulsa police detective for many years and coached youth football. He was married to Carole Lynn Russell for more than 56 years and died in Tulsa on April 28, 2014. Pro Football Reference has a player page for him (linked below), but its stats weren't pulled for this bio.