1910–1911 Mississippi State 1941–1951 Texas Tech 1912–1925 Ouachita Baptist Name Morley Jennings | 1926–1940 Baylor Role American football player 1929–1938 Baylor | |
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball, track Born January 23, 1890
Holland, Michigan ( 1890-01-23 ) Died May 13, 1985, Lubbock, Texas, United States Education Mississippi State University |
Morley "Jopsey" Jennings (January 23, 1890 – May 13, 1985) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He attended college at Mississippi State University, where he participated in baseball, basketball, football, and track. Jennings served as the head football coach at Ouachita Baptist University from 1912 to 1925 and at Baylor University from 1926 to 1940, compiling a career college football record of 153–77–18. He was also the head baseball coach at Baylor from 1928 to 1939, tallying a mark of 120–79. From 1941 to 1951, Jennings served as the athletic director at Texas Tech University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1973.
Morley appeared in two Major League Baseball games in 1913 for the Washington Senators, batting three times but going hitless. Officially listed as Bill Morley, he played second base.