Morris attended Munster High School in Munster, Indiana, and the University of Michigan. While at Munster, he was an all Lake Suburban Conference tennis player four times, losing only one match in his junior and senior seasons, an all Lake Suburban Conference basketball player his senior year who set a school record for blocked shots, and a three time all Lake Suburban Conference baseball player. He was an Indiana Baseball All Star in 1983, and was named the MVP of the annual North-South All Star Game in Jasper, Indiana, where he went 8-9 in the series. Morris captained the tennis, basketball, and baseball teams in his senior season at Munster. His Michigan teams won the Big 10 Championship in 1984 and 1986, and advanced to the College World Series in 1984. Morris set records for slugging percentage and batting average while at Michigan. His teammates at Michigan included future Major League players Barry Larkin, Chris Sabo, Jim Abbott, Scott Kamieniecki, Mike Ignasiak, and Gary Wayne.\n', '

Morris played for the New York Yankees, the Cincinnati Reds, the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers. Morris was known for his unusual hitting technique, in which his feet never settled as the pitcher delivered the ball, so his swing was preceded by his feet shuffling towards the plate. Morris was not known for his power, but he had the ability to spray the ball to all corners of the ballpark. He also appeared on the cover of Wheaties.\n', '

In a 13 year major league career, Morris posted a .304 batting average with 76 home runs and 513 RBI in 1,246 games played. Defensively, he was a solid first baseman, posting a .994 fielding percentage at that position.\n', '

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