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Larry Craig Morton (born February 5, 1943) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He played college football for the California Golden Bears, receiving All-American honors, and was selected by the Cowboys ...
Oct 17, 2017 · Morton played a total of 18 seasons in the NFL, but is forever honored by Bronco fans as the first quarterback to take Denver to the Super Bowl. After retirement he occupied himself with with business ventures, but for a Cal guy, there is no love like your first love.
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He played 18 years in the pros, 1965-82, with the Cowboys, Giants and Broncos. He spent one year (1988) as quarterback coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League and two years as head coach of the Denver Gold of the U.S. Football League.
Morton who came to the Broncos through a trade with the New York Giants in 1977, was Denver’s starting quarterback for most of the period from 1975 to 1982 and led the team to its first Super Bowl berth in 1977, as he engineered the Broncos to a 12-2 regular season record and home playoff wins over Pittsburgh and arch-rival Oakland.
Aug 20, 2023 · Denver quarterback Craig Morton is hit by Randy White (54) of Dallas after a pass that was intercepted and eventually led to a Dallas touchdown in first quarter Super Bowl XII action in New Orleans, Jan. 15, 1978.
His 41 career regular-season wins as the Broncos’ starting quarterback mark the second-highest total in club history, and his .641 winning percentage as Denver’s signal caller (41-23) is the fourth best in franchise annals.
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