Red Morrison

Dwight W. "Red" Morrison


Born:
April 26, 1932
Fresno, CA

Died:
June 7, 2023
Mesa, AZ


Career
1947-48 Walla Walla High School - Washington (High School)
1948-49 Walla Walla High School - Washington (High School)
1949-50 Walla Walla High School - Washington (High School)
1951-52 University of Idaho (College)
1952-53 University of Idaho (College)
1953-54 University of Idaho (College)
1954-55 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1955-56 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1957-58 Boston Celtics (NBA)

Born to James and Phyllis Morrison in Fresno, California, Dwight and the Morrison family moved to Walla Walla, Washington, where "Red" would play basketball in high school.  went Red was drafted by the Celtics in the second round of the 1954 NBA Draft. He signed with the Celtics and played two years before quitting basketball to study medicine at Whitman College back in Walla Walla. He returned the Celtics in 1957 and played one more year before quitting the NBA. He wound up becoming a special agent for the FBI, pursuing fugitives and bank robbers and retired from the FBI after 22 years. He then worked at Boeing for about 4 years.

Red and his wife Peggy had two sons and two daughters.

Source:
celticslife.com, August 2013

Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/morrire01.html
https://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=morrire01