As a quarterback at the University of California, Morton completed 355
of 641 passes for 4,501 yards and 36 touchdowns. He was a first-round
draft choice of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys in 1965 and he became the
team's starter in 1969.
The 1970 Cowboys went to the Super Bowl but lost 16-13 to the Baltimore
Colts. Morton became a backup to Roger Staubach in 1971 and was traded
to the New York Giants in 1974.
He went to the Denver Broncos in 1977 and was named the American
Football Conference player of the year after completing 131 of 254
passes for 1,929 yards and 14 touchdowns. The Broncos lost 27-10 to the
Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XII.
Morton retired after the 1982 season. During his 18 years in the NFL,
he had 2,053 completions in 3,786 attempts for 27,908 yards and 183
touchdowns.
Is the only quarterback (Joe Theismann being the other) to start a super bowl against the team that had drafted him. Morton was drafted by Dallas in 1965, and played against them in the Super Bowl.