Michael Morgan

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Mike Morgan (linebacker, born 1988)

Michael Cantrel Morgan (born January 16, 1988) is an American football linebacker for Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at USC.

Early years

Morgan attended Skyline High School. As a senior he had 203 tackles and 10 sacks. In 2004 he had 98 tackles, 18 sacks and seven forced fumbles.

College career

Morgan was redshirted as a freshman in 2006, sidelined with a back sprain. In 2007 Morgan was a backup and spent time on special teams. He finished the year with nine tackles in 12 games. As a sophomore in 2008 he again spent time as a backup and on special teams. He finished the season with 24 tackles and a sack in 12 games. Morgan took over as the team's starting outside linebacker in 2009.

Professional career

Morgan went undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft but was later signed by the Seattle Seahawks. He was released during final roster cuts on September 3, 2011. He made his first career start against the New York Jets on November 11.

Mike Morgan (boxer)

Mike Morgan is a retired professional middleweight boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Professional career

Morgan made his professional boxing debut on October 10, 1970 with a four-round points win against 6-2 Chuck Hernandez. Morgan remained unbeaten through five matches, losing for the first time to Frank Foramero in May 1971. Later Morgan would box his way to a draw against 12-5-3 Frank Jiminez, then a win against Jiminez, then 13-7-5. Morgan had run his record to 12-1-2 when he was given the opportunity to fight Rudy Rodriguez for the vacant Minnesota state middleweight championship in August 1973. Morgan would defeat Rodriguez by split decision to gain the title, and then rematched Rodriguez two months later, again winning by split decision. In May 1974 Morgan put his 14-1 record on the line against Rodriguez's younger brother, Rafael Rodriguez, this time fighting for the Minnesota light middleweight title. This fight would headline a fight card that included future stars Scott LeDoux, Doug Demmings, and Gary Holmgren on the undercard, but it would end badly for Morgan when Rodriguez knocked him out in the first round. In his next bout Morgan faced unbeaten prospect Mike Rossman at Madison Square Garden in New York City, losing by unanimous decision in eight rounds. Thereafter Morgan would lose more often than he won, finally retiring from boxing after putting together a three-fight winning streak in 1978. At the time of his retirement Morgan had compiled a professional record of 20-11 with 5 wins by knockout.

Mike Morgan (musician)

Mike Morgan (born November 30, 1959, Dallas, Texas) is an American Texas and electric blues musician. He has released thirteen albums to date, on various record labels including Rounder, Black Top and Severn Records. The majority of his releases have featured his long standing backing band, The Crawl. Morgan has played alongside Darrell Nulisch, Lee McBee, Gary Primich, and Randy McAllister.

Biography

Morgan was born in Dallas, but grew up in Hillsboro, Texas. He received his first guitar at an early age, and initially concentrated on playing rock music. In 1985 he converted to blues and blues-rock, before relocating back to Dallas in 1986. There he met Darrell Nulisch, who both were founding members of The Crawl. The group was named for a Lonnie Brooks song.

Mike Morgan and the Crawl earned a reputation playing around Dallas and the Fort Worth area, before Nulisch left them in 1989, to be replaced by the singer and harmonica player, Lee McBee. Following a performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, their debut 1990 album, Raw & Ready, saw them undertake national and international tours. Further albums including Full Moon Over Dallas, and Ain't Worried No More ensued, before Morgan recorded without his backing group on Let The Dogs Run (1994) with Jim Suhler. In 1994 Mike Morgan and the Crawl appeared on the bill at the Notodden Blues Festival. Later group releases included their Black Top swansong, I Like the Way You Work It, but at the end of the 1990s McBee left the band. Buoyed by the experience of playing behind Nulisch, Keith Dunn, and Chris Whynaught, 2000's Texas Man saw Morgan's vocalist debut. Live in Dallas (2004) followed before Morgan's latest effort, Stronger Every Day, released in March 2008, included further accompaniment from McBee and Randy McAllister.

Mike Morgan (baseball)

Michael Thomas Morgan (born October 8, 1959) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for twelve different teams over 25 years, and is one of 29 players in baseball history to appear in Major League baseball games in four decades (1978–2002). Upon his retirement, Morgan held the major league record for most major league teams played for (12), but this record was surpassed by Octavio Dotel in 2012. Because of this, Morgan was nicknamed "The Nomad" by his teammates due to his constant travel from team to team.

Major League debut

After attending Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada and pitching for the baseball team, Morgan was selected by the Oakland Athletics on June 6, 1978 in the 1st Round (fourth overall) of the Major League Draft. Morgan made his major league debut on June 11, throwing a complete game in a 3-0 loss to Scott McGregor and the Baltimore Orioles. After losing his first three starts in Oakland, Morgan was sent down to AAA Vancouver for the rest of the season, going 5-6 with a 5.58 earned run average (ERA) in 92 innings pitched. Although he had put up less than spectacular numbers as an 18-year-old, including an alarming strikeout-to-walk ratio of 0.5:1 (31 strikeouts and 62 walks), he was clearly on the fast track.

Mike Morgan (running back)

Mike Morgan is a former running back in the National Football League. He played with the Chicago Bears during the 1978 NFL season.

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Mike Morgan (actor)

Mike Morgan (1928 – 5 June 1958), born John Michael Pughe-Morgan, was a British actor. His film acting debut was in the 1957 film comedy Barnacle Bill, which starred Sir Alec Guinness.

Morgan played a much larger role in another film with Guinness, The Horse's Mouth, as Nosey, a sidekick of Guinness' character, Gulley Jimson. However, shortly before filming ended, he fell ill with meningitis and died before the film was completed; some of his lines were therefore dubbed by another actor.

Personal life

Born John Michael Pughe-Morgan, he was married to actress Elvi Hale until his death in 1958; she remarried George Murcell three years later.

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