JAMES MORRIS

South Hills Catholic
Indiana Teacher’s College
(Long-time resident of Avella)

Has been coaching football for more than 50 years in six decades.

Mr. Morris is former head coach at Avella HS and is currently an assistant coach at Chartiers-Houston HS. He also served as an assistant coach and special team’s coordinator at Washington and Jefferson College under John Luckhardt and John Banaszak.

He led Avella to consecutive WPIAL championship game appearances in 1975 and 1976 as head coach.

He was an assistant football coach at Avella for 12 years and head coach for 17 years. Mr. Morris also served as the school’s Athletic Director.

At W&J, he worked for 13 years and was part of two teams that participated in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl — NCAA Division III national championship games in 1992 and 1994.

He also coached wrestling and baseball at Avella and most recently served as assistant girls’ basketball coach at Avella