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Position: | Defensive back |
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Born: | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | October 9, 1963
Died: | November 15, 2020 Bountiful, Utah, U.S. | (aged 57)
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Viewmont (Bountiful) |
College: | BYU |
NFL draft: | 1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106 |
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Player stats at PFR |
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]
No. 35 | |
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Position: | Defensive back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | October 9, 1963
Died: | November 15, 2020 Bountiful, Utah, U.S. | (aged 57)
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Viewmont (Bountiful) |
College: | BYU |
NFL draft: | 1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 106 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Player stats at PFR |
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]