Frank Morze
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Position: | Incline Village, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Gardner (MA) | ||||||
College: | Boston College (1951-1954) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1955 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Frank Joseph Morze, Jr. (March 21, 1933 – May 28, 2006) was an
center and tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns
.
Career
A native of Gardner, Morze graduated from Gardner High School in 1951, where he played basketball, football, and track and field. He went on to attend Boston College, where he played college football under Mike Holovak from 1951 to 1954.[1] Morze started in all four years, and was given All-East and Catholic All-America honors, as well as being named the team's most valuable player in his final year. He graduated from the school in 1955.
Morze was selected in the
center position, until moving to the Cleveland Browns for the 1962 season under Paul Brown. He would rejoin the 49ers for the 1964 season
under Hickey again, but then retired.
In 1981, Morze moved to
heart disease.[4]