Craig Morton, 1969
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Quarterback, California, 1964

Craig Morton

Born
Feb 5, 1943, in Flint, Michigan
Died
May 9, 2026, in Greenbrae, California

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Craig Morton played quarterback at California (1964). He finished seventh in the 1964 Heisman vote. The Dallas Cowboys took Morton in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 1965 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

At a glance

Best season
1964
First-team All-Pacific Coast
Heisman vote
7th
In the 1964 vote
Drafted
No. 5
Overall, 1965 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Honors

All-America: AFCA first team 1964; NEA first team 1964; FWAA 1964; AP second team 1964; UPI third team 1964; Sporting News 1964; The Football News 1964; Time 1964

Regional honors: Pop Warner Trophy 1964; W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy 1964

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

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