Holy Cross Athletics mourns the loss of Jon Morris '64, a member of the Varsity Club Hall of Fame and Fooball Ring of Honor. 

Morris was a three-year starter at center and linebacker for the Crusaders, and served as team captain during his senior season. He was a two-time first team All-New England selection, and after his senior season he was selected to play in both the Senior Bowl and the College All-Star game.

Following his graduation, Morris was drafted in both the National Football League (Green Bay Packers, second round) and the American Football League (Boston Patriots, fourth round). He went on to have a 15-year professional career, with the Patriots (1964-1974), the Detroit Lions (1975-1977) and the Chicago Bears (1978), playing in 182 games.

A first team All-AFL selection by the Associated Press in 1966, Morris played in the AFL Pro Bowl every year from 1964-1969, and the became the franchise's first NFL Pro Bowl selection in 1970. He was named to the All-Time AFL second team, and was also chosen as the starting center on the Patriots' 50th anniversary team. Morris appeared in 130 career games for the Patriots, and was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 2011. 

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for any donations to be made to the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism in Morris' name.