American football player
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| Born: | (1916-04-07)April 7, 1916 McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | January 7, 1976(1976-01-07) (aged 59) Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Moundsville High School | ||||
| College: | Marshall | ||||
| Position: | Halfback | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1940 / round: 14 / pick: 126 | ||||
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John Morlock (April 7, 1916 – January 7, 1976) was an American football player.
A native of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Morlock attended Moundsville High School in West Virginia and then played college football and basketball at Marshall University. He was selected by the United Press as a first-team forward on the 1939 All-Buckeye Conference football team.
He was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 126th pick in the 1940 NFL draft. He appeared in four games as a halfback for the Lions during the 1940 season.
References
- "Jack Morlock (1985)". Herdzone.com. Herdzone. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- "Marshall Lands Four Men on First Two Buckeye Quintets". The Galion Inquirer. March 6, 1939. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- "Jack Morlock". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- "Morlock Stars in Lions' Contest". Detroit Free Press. August 24, 1940 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1916 births
- 1976 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- Detroit Lions players
- Marshall Thundering Herd football players
- Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from McKeesport, Pennsylvania
- Players of American football from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- People from Moundsville, West Virginia