Roy Morris, known to students of the University of North Carolina and to athletic followers all over the state as “Casey,” has been selected by the school board to fill the vacancy on the Shelby high school faculty left by Dick Gurley, who will next fall go to Lenoir-Rhyne College to direct athletics. Ever since Gurley accepted the Lutheran officer, the school board has been considering his successor. Considerable time and investigation has been devoted to the applicants, because the board was seeking not only an athletic director but some one able to take a regular place on the faculty. Among the applicants were some of the best known athletes in the state. The selection of Morris, however, is meeting with the approval of all.
Morris has a hard task in filling Gurley’s shoes, but many consider him better prepared for the job than any other athlete in the state. “Casey,” a Gastonia boy, is a versatile athlete and probably one of the best ever turned out at Chapel Hill. At least he is the idol of the present student body there. Last year he was accorded an unusual honor in being elected as the captain of two varsity clubs, football and baseball. As end on the football eleven, he is an All-South Atlantic and All-Southern selection, and considered one of the best receivers in the Southern college diamond sport. His hitting has for years been a feature in college ball in this state. His coaching ability is boosted by the fact that for several years he has been playing under Coach Bill Fetzer, regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest coach in the South. The new coach will come to Shelby when school opens in the fall.
From the front page of the Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Tuesday, June 3, 1924
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