Jimmy Morrissey

James David Morrissey IV (born June 9, 1998) is an American football center for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

Jimmy Morrissey
Pittsburgh Panthers – No. 67
PositionCenter
Class
Redshirt
Senior
Career history
College
High schoolLa Salle College
(Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania)
Personal information
Born: (1998-06-09) June 9, 1998
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight305 lb (138 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Burlsworth Trophy (2020)
  • First team All-ACC (2019)
  • Second team All-ACC (2020)
  • Third team All-ACC (2018)

Early life and high school

Morrissey grew up in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania and attended La Salle College High School. He was named All-Philadelphia Catholic League as a junior and as a senior, when he was also named All-City by the Philadelphia Daily News.[1] Morrissey was lightly recruited coming out of high school and received no Division I FBS offers. He chose to enroll at the University of Pittsburgh as a preferred walk-on over offers from Lehigh, Bucknell and Colgate.[2]

College career

Morrissey walked-on to Pittsburgh's football team and redshirted his true freshman season. He was named the Panthers' starting center and awarded a scholarship going into his redshirt freshman season and started all 12 of the team's games.[1] Morrissey started the first 11 games of his redshirt sophomore season before suffering a season-ending injury and was named third team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[3] He was named first team All-ACC as a redshirt junior.[4] As a redshirt senior, Morrissey started all 11 of Pittsburgh's games, including one at right guard after an injuries to that position, and was named second team All-ACC and was awarded the Burlsworth Trophy as the best player in Division I football who began his college career as a walk-on.[5][6]

References
  1. Juliano, Joe (September 7, 2017). "Jimmy Morrissey starting at center for Pitt, and no longer a walk-on". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. DiPoala, Jerry (August 29, 2017). "Father knows best: Former walk-on center Jimmy Morrissey earns scholarship". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. Gorman, Kevin (August 25, 2019). "Center Jimmy Morrissey might be Pitt's most pivotal player". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. "Three Pitt Panthers Named To The All-ACC Football First Team". KDKA-TV. December 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. McGonigal, John (December 14, 2020). "Pitt captain Jimmy Morrissey reflects on collegiate career after declaring for 2021 NFL draft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  6. McGonigal, John (January 4, 2021). "Pitt's Jimmy Morrissey wins Burlsworth Trophy as college football's top former walk-on". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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