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.