A. B. Morris Explained

A. B. Morris
Birth Date:13 April 1900
Birth Place:DeSoto, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Abilene, Texas, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1920–1922
Player Team2:Texas A&M
Player Sport3:Baseball
Player Years4:1921–1923
Player Team4:Texas A&M
Player Years5:1922
Player Team5:Henryetta Hens
Player Years6:1923
Player Team6:Ardmore Snappers
Player Years7:1924
Player Team7:Ardmore Bearcats
Player Positions:Quarterback (football)
Second baseman, shortstop (baseball)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1923
Coach Team2:Greenville HS (TX)
Coach Years3:1924–1941
Coach Team3:Abilene Christian
Coach Years4:1942
Coach Team4:Abilene Christian (assistant)
Coach Years5:1946
Coach Team5:Abilene Christian (assistant)
Coach Sport6:Basketball
Coach Years7:1924–1943
Coach Team7:Abilene Christian
Coach Years8:1945–1955
Coach Team8:Abilene Christian
Admin Years1:1927–1969
Admin Team1:Abilene Christian
Overall Record:61–75–18 (college football)
304–242 (college basketball)
4–3 (high school football)
Championships:Football
2 Texas Conference (1939–1940)

Asbury Bratten "Bugs" Morris (April 13, 1900 – May 4, 1983)[1] was an American football and baseball player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He was the fifth head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, serving for 18 seasons, from 1924 until 1941, and compiling record of 61–75–18. Morris was also the head basketball coach at Abilene Christian from 1924 to 1943 and again from 1945 to 1955, tallying a mark of 304–242. Morris also coached Greenville High School in 1923 to a 4–3 mark.

Head coaching record

College football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACU News - Nov. 15, 2001 . June 30, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100529013726/http://www.acu.edu/events/news/011115_morris.html . May 29, 2010 .