Favoring a select few important inner-circle friends and saying something he doesn’t mean have never been characteristics of Earl Morrall, a man of strong beliefs who won’t betray the truth.

Former NFL quarterback Earl Morrall was found to have Stage 4 CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), when he died in April 2014 at age 79, his family toldThe New York Times. CTE, which is ...

Midway through his second season as a starter in New York, Morrall was injured and Fran Tarkenton took his place -- for good, as it turned out -- with the Giants trundling Earl off to Baltimore in ...

Earl Morrall, whose career as an NFL quarterback included stints backing up some of the most gifted passers in the league's history, died Friday at age 79. Morrall played 21 seasons in the NFL ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Earl Morrall was a square peg in a round hole — almost ...

Earl Morrall stood at the bow of the flats boat and scanned the foot-deep water through polarized sunglasses. Light clouds of mud, created by bonefish digging for crabs and shrimp in the bottom ...

Here are some classic photos of former NFL quarterback Earl Morrall, who died at the age of 79 on April 25, 2014. Morrall came off the bench and started nine games of the Miami Dolphins perfect ...

Earl Morrall was the NFL’s answer to a brilliant Broadway understudy. He left his mark on NFL history by stepping in for two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks — Johnny Unitas in Baltimore and ...

Earl Morrall, who came off the bench to lead two teams to the Super Bowl, including the Miami Dolphins during their unprecedented perfect season in 1972, and who may have been the greatest backup ...

MIAMI — Earl Morrall stepped in when the 1972 Miami Dolphins needed him most. Then he stepped aside without complaint, earning enduring admiration from his teammates and coach Don Shula.