Kyle Morrell Explained

Kyle Morrell
Number:35
Position:Defensive back
Birth Date:9 October 1963
Birth Place:Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Death Place:Bountiful, Utah, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:190
High School:Viewmont (Bountiful)
College:BYU
Draftyear:1985
Draftround:4
Draftpick:106
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Kyle Douglas Morrell (October 9, 1963 – November 15, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL).

Morrell was born in Scottsdale, Arizona and played scholastically at Viewmont High School in Bountiful, Utah.[1] He played collegiately for the BYU Cougars,[2] where, as a senior, he was a member of their 1984 consensus national champion team. He was also honored his senior year by the Associated Press, as a first-team All-American.[3]

Morrell was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 1985 NFL draft,[4] but spent the year on the injured reserve list.[5] He appeared in five games for the Vikings in 1986.[6]

Morrell died on November 15, 2020, in Bountiful, from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kyle Morrell Stats . Pro-Football-Reference.com . March 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: Kyle Morrell Stats . NFL.com . May 28, 2024.
  3. News: AP All-Americans . The Indianapolis Star . December 5, 1984 . 62 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: 1985 NFL Draft Listing . October 10, 2023 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  5. News: Frustration for Morrell . Provo (UT) Daily Herald . December 8, 1985 . 9 . May 28, 2024 . Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Kyle Morrell Stats . Pro Football Archives . May 28, 2024 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406185843/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/morr00400.html . April 6, 2023.
  7. Web site: Remembering Kyle Morrell, former BYU safety and author of iconic defensive play. November 17, 2020.
  8. Web site: Kyle Douglas Morrell Obituary (1963–2020) the Salt Lake Tribune. .