“Old Dependable” played 14 National Football League seasons, all with the New York Giants where he ranks third in receptions (395), fifth in receiving yards (4,993) and 14th in rushing yards (2,474) in franchise history. His number 40 is retired by the club. After his playing days he was a head coach in the college ranks, most notably at the University of South Carolina where he led them to their highest ever national ranking (2nd) in 1984. Joe Morrison would have turned 89 today but passed away from congestive heart failure in 1989 at the age of 51.