Eugene Mercury Morris Highlights Trim

[@gary9426]

My favorite player as a kid...simply awesome.

[@sarmhurts]

He was my hero growing up! My #22 Dolphins jersey was my prized possession. Watching him run was electric. I've often wondered what his career would have looked like, had he landed as a featured back someplace. Sempaii, tell your father THANK YOU, from all the people like me who spent every down of every Dolphins game, waiting for Mercury Morris to get the ball!

[@winjoe100]

Took the words right out of my mouth. Couldn't say it any better. When I was in 4th and 5th grade, I would close my eyes and I was Mercury Morris running with the ball, cutting up the field ... don't know how many defenders I left clutching air and laying in the turf lol. Did not miss a game... and the Immaculate Season...Mercury will always be one of my heroes.

[@raymondm.9296]

RIP ❤

[@mackavelli8872]

I loved Mercury Morris and Terry Metcalf growing up. All these years later they’re both my favorites.

[@johnarmlovesguam]

Mercury Morris helped to inspire my sobriety and I got to shake his large and mighty hand. The best return specialist...ever.

[@kevintownsend2969]

Good for yoy stay sober brother

[@rdalev1]

Mercury was one of the most exciting players to watch ...ever! Csonka,Kiick,Morris...best backfield in the NFL!

[@jamiegale1619]

RIP from England to a Miami Dolphins legend ❤ 🐬

[@michaelfrancis6923]

Mercury Morris is one great back!

[@luckent47]

my earliest football memory is watching czonk and mercury on tv when i was five. that was fifty two years ago. wow..

[@nonconformist58]

He was my favorite football card when I was a kid...he was sitting on the bench with a bandana blowing a bubble...he looked super cool.

[@winjoe100]

I remember that picture.

[@jef4063]

Mercury Morris was an electrifying player. Each time I saw him line up in the backfield, I knew the opposing defense was about to get shredded. When you talk about some of the greatest players in Miami Dolphins’ history, you have to include the incredible Mercury Eugene Morris.

[@Beachnative42]

My dad and I ued to scream cheering for him!!!! Those were the days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@WellAlriteDen]

Not only did this man make me love football, he made me love my name! #22🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬🐬

[@mikebarry7387]

Mercury and Larry Brown are my favorite running backs.

[@echointhedark7098]

Rip we love you from Miami garden

[@Slimjim260]

Well done 22 you were fantastic

[@markwoldin162]

Your dad? Seriously? I wasn't a Dolphins fan per se, but all football fans loved to watch Mercury. He was an artist. There is nothing a great improvisational runner. Some i light one up, pour some wine and watch half an hour of runners -- Dorsett, OJ, Mercury, Sayers, Eric D -- guys who took on the whole defense and ran through them like a chased cat. Your father was brilliant. Thanks for sharing.

[@1ZZ1_1ZZ1]

Mercury Morris is awesome. Big, strong, fast, clever, smart, shifty . . what more do you want from a RB? He could run around you just as easily as he could run through you. The dude ran like a man possessed!

[@BingCherry11]

Mercury Morris the Alan Iverson of football!!!

[@donkovaleski6773]

I was never a big Dolphins fan back then but, man, I loved to watch Mercury Morris!

[@FYDILYL]

Sad day😢. Sincere condolences to family and friends. Godspeed Murc 🙏🏾🙏🏾🪽🪽🐬🐬 3:15

[@oliverwashington850]

🐬💦🏈😎 Mane Mer should be in HOF I know he did it for short time but 3 SBs in row an no matter the short time in it he did a hell of a job.

[@megametal8641]

Watched him when I was a kid. He was never on a team that I wanted to win lol, but it was always a real treat to watch him run/fake with the ball. Amazing.

[@dfreephoto]

RIP❤

[@ralphharper9471]

i loved those teams......DOMINANT!!

[@kleptoliapennyfeather6078]

That last run: look at Larry Little (#66) get downfield. Crazy OL speed.

[@spudmckenzie9429]

👀

[@LoadPast]

Idk if theres ever been a cooler name than "Mercury Morris"

[@aaronaragon7838]

I grew up watching Mercury Morris. One of the greats!

[@tomcrosby6332]

Thanks for the post. Sorry you lost him. I remember those Dolphins, Schula and Zonk.

[@bjchit]

You could see he had that Prime Time swagger before Deion Sanders.

[@calibreeze007]

Career average 5 plus yards per carry!!! Career average kickoff return 26.5 yards per attempt!!!

[@Mr407Derek]

Honestly would of loved to see what he could of got having Larry play true full back and having Morris play running back during morris prime. Could of been something special tbh.

[@garrison6863]

One of the best return guys ever.

[@charlesachinelli3857]

My childhood hero, growing up in Westchester

[@robmccIII]

My favorite a a child as well. Had several 22 jerseys. I was only 9 win the Dolphins were undefeated champions. I used to get so mad that they alternated Mecury with Jim Kick.

[@kidmack3556]

He was my favorite, too... And I was a Forty Niner fan.

[@guests5863]

If you were in Miami during the Glory Days and I don't mean Marino, Duper, Clayton and Moor, as great as it was, I'm talking about 71 through 73 and possibly 74 were some of the greatest football on both sides of the ball ever played, with some of the greatest players to have ever played the game, in one of the greatest stadiums to ever play football "the City of Miami Welcomes You to the Miami Orange Bowl"

[@bigelile07]

Csonka, Kiick and Morris an incredible backfield.

[@Shinobi33]

He wasn't all speed. He had a little power and meanness to him. Broke plenty of tackles

[@jamesfarrington9030]

Ive said it many times: Morris could play today. He would easily lead the league in rushing. A lightning bolt.

[@richarddragonetti2308]

That was awesome to watch!

[@trojansk8tergirl]

The BEST!!! ❤

[@TheRsHACKERZ]

I used to pretend I was him as a kid

[@jonathantrauner3742]

RIP MERCURY

[@ponekingpetch3595]

Great Player should be in Canton

[@henrychinaski3720]

Only Csonka left now, Kiick gone too

[@FYDILYL]

🙏🏾🙏🏾😪💔 sad day. Godspeed Murc 🪽🪽

[@1ZZ1_1ZZ1]

sempaii - if I wanted to interview MM, how would I do so?

[@stevenkoehler6018]

I had a poster of him in my bedroom! (also of Csonka, Carl Eller, Namath, Brodie)

[@shlmel]

👑🏈

[@davidpridham3741]

At heir primes the Zonk/mercury combo > Franco/Blier.

[@buckeyeg4888]

RIP

[@jonathantrauner3742]

HOF ENSHRINEE HOW IS MERCURY NOT IN

[@kascnef]

How did he die

[@charlesbland1073]

Liver disease.

[@williehampton2671]

Mercury Morris getting run low to the ground at all

[@gregmartin1757]

And then he got busted for trafficking cocaine.

[@mikeebner8049]

He was better than OJ Simpson ever was OJ turned out to be a stone cold killer

[@Maal7432]

No he wasn’t.

[@aaronaragon7838]

Trumpin thumpin Mike...Mercury was great. OJ belongs with Brown, Sayers, Payton...don't be stupid.