Editing Joe Morrison (section)

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1937–1989)}}
{{for|the TV presenter|Joe Morrison (TV presenter)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image        = Joe morrison giants.jpg
| caption      = Morrison with the New York Giants
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1937|8|21}}
| birth_place  = [[Lima, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|1989|2|5|1937|8|21}}
| death_place  = [[Columbia, South Carolina]], U.S.
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 1
| weight_lbs   = 210
| high_school  = Lima South
| college      = [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati]]
| position     = [[Running back]]<br>[[Wide receiver]]
| number       = 40
| draftyear    = 1959
| draftround   = 3
| draftpick    = 34
| pfr          = MorrJo01
| pastteams    =
* [[New York Giants]] (1959–1972)
| pastcoaching =
* [[Chattanooga Mocs football|Chattanooga]] (1973–1979)
* [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]] (1980–1982)
* [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]] (1983–1988)
| highlights   =
* [[New York Giants Ring of Honor]]
* [[New York Giants#Retired numbers|New York Giants No. 40]] retired
* [[Walter Camp Coach of the Year]] (1984)
* Independent Coach of the Year (1987)
| statlabel1   = Rushing yards
| statvalue1   = 2,474
| statlabel2   = Yards per carry
| statvalue2   = 3.7
| statlabel3   = Receiving yards
| statvalue3   = 4,993
| statlabel4   = Receptions
| statvalue4   = 395
| statlabel5   = Total touchdowns
| statvalue5   = 65
}}

'''Joseph R. Morrison''' (August 21, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He played professionally as a [[running back]] and [[wide receiver]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for the [[New York Giants]] from 1959 to 1972. Morrison served as the head football coach at the [[University of Tennessee at Chattanooga]] from 1973 to 1979, at the [[University of New Mexico]] from 1980 to 1982, and at the [[University of South Carolina]] from 1983 to 1988, compiling a career [[college football]] coach record of 101–72–7.