Red Morrison
{{Short description|American basketball player (1932–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Red Morrison
| image = Red Morrison.jpg
| width =
| caption = Morrison as a senior at Idaho
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 220
| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|04|26}}
| birth_place = Fresno, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|06|07|1932|04|26}}
| death_place = Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
| high_school = Walla Walla
(Walla Walla, Washington)
| college = Idaho (1951–1954)
| draft_year = 1954
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 14
| draft_team = Boston Celtics
| career_start = 1954
| career_end = 1959
| career_number = 15, 12
| career_position = Center
| years1 = {{nbay|1954|start}}–{{nbay|1955|end}}
| team1 = Boston Celtics
| years2 = {{nbay|1957|start}}
| team2 = St. Louis Hawks
| years3 = 1958–1959
| team3 = Baltimore Bullets
| highlights =
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = Points
| stat1value = 555 (3.6 ppg)
| stat2label = Rebounds
| stat2value = 822 (5.3 rpg)
| stat3label = Assists
| stat3value = 135 (0.9 apg)
}}
Dwight Willard "Red" Morrison (April 26, 1932 – June 7, 2023) was an American professional basketball player.
Biography
A 6'8" center from the University of Idaho, Morrison played in the National Basketball Association from 1954 to 1958 as a member of the Boston Celtics and St. Louis Hawks. He averaged 3.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 155 career games.{{cite basketball-reference |id=m/morrire01 |name=Red Morrison |accessdate=12 October 2023}}
Morrison was a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1963 to 1985, having served in the El Paso, Los Angeles, and Seattle Divisions during his career.{{cite web|url=https://www.celticslife.com/2013/08/what-hell-happened-tored-morrison.html|title=What the Hell Happened to...Red Morrison?|website=Celtics Life|date=5 August 2013|accessdate=14 January 2024}}
Morrison was a resident of Mesa, Arizona. He died there on June 7, 2023, at the age of 91.{{cite web |title=Dwight Willard Morrison |url=https://obituaries.union-bulletin.com/obituary/dwight-morrison-1088537074 |website=Walla Walla Union-Bulletin |access-date=25 January 2024}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
==Regular season==
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Year
! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1954}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 71 | 17.3 | .423 | .626 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1955}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 71 | 12.8 | .371 | .494 | 4.9 | .7 | 3.1 |
style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|1957}}
|style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis | 13 | 6.1 | .346 | .750 | 2.0 | .0 | 1.6 |
class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 155 | 14.3 | .396 | .572 | 5.3 | .9 | 3.6 |
==Playoffs==
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Year
! Team ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! PPG | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:left;"| 1955
|style="text-align:left;"| Boston |7 | 6.0 | .375 | .333 | 2.0 | .1 | 1.0 |
style="text-align:left;"| 1956
|style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 3 | 7.7 | .286 | .000 | 3.7 | .0 | 1.3 |
class="sortbottom"
|style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 10 | 6.5 | .333 | .143 | 2.5 | .1 | 1.1 |
References
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{{1954 NBA draft}}
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Category:Amateur Athletic Union men's basketball players
Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Fresno, California
Category:Basketball players from Washington (state)
Category:Boston Celtics draft picks
Category:Boston Celtics players
Category:Idaho Vandals men's basketball players
Category:Sportspeople from Walla Walla, Washington
Category:St. Louis Hawks players
Category:Walla Walla High School alumni
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