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| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1963-10-09)October 9, 1963 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died: | November 15, 2020(2020-11-15) (aged 57) Bountiful, Utah, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Viewmont (Bountiful) |
| College: | BYU |
| NFL draft: | 1985: 4th round, 106th pick |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Kyle Douglas Morrell (October 9, 1963 – November 15, 2020) was an American professionalfootball player who was adefensive back in theNational Football League (NFL).
Morrell was born inScottsdale, Arizona and played scholastically atViewmont High School inBountiful, Utah.[1] He playedcollegiately for theBYU Cougars,[2] where, as a senior, he was a member of their1984 consensus national champion team. He was also honored his senior year by theAssociated Press, as a first-teamAll-American.[3]
Morrell was selected by theMinnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the1985 NFL draft,[4] but spent the year on theinjured reserve list.[5] He appeared in five games for the Vikings in 1986.[6]
Morrell died on November 15, 2020, in Bountiful, fromAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[7][8]
