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Jim Morris (born February 20, 1950) is the former head baseball coach at the University of Miami and Georgia Tech. His teams qualified for NCAA Regionals for 32 consecutive years, 23 at Miami and nine at Georgia Tech. Morris won national championships in 1999 and 2001, and earned National Coach of the Year honors in both seasons.
James Samuel Morris Jr. (born January 19, 1964) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for two seasons with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Although brief, Morris' career is noted for making his MLB debut at the age of 35 and after undergoing several arm surgeries.
From 1989-90, Morris served as head coach of the USA Baseball team that won a Silver Medal in the 1989 Presidential Cup (Taiwan), Bronze Medal at the Goodwill Games and the 1990 International Baseball Association (IBA) World All-Star Game in Atlanta.
A 35-year-old science teacher and father of three, coaching a rag-tag high school baseball team in a small Texas town, makes a deal with his players that if they can somehow win their district championship, he will try out for a Major League Baseball team.
Jim Morris has been a head coach at the collegiate level for 26 seasons and has recorded an overall 1,062-433-3(.710) mark. The University of Miami, with Coach Morris at the helm won the College World Series in 1999 and 2001.
Jul 5, 2023 · CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Former University of Miami head coach Jim Morris has been selected for induction in the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame in 2024, the organization announced Wednesday.
Jul 18, 2023 · On the latest episode of ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ Hall of Fame Miami and Georgia Tech coach Jim Morris walks through his storied college baseball coaching career.
