Former BYU baseball pitcher Jack Morris was enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, becoming the first Cougar to be so honored.
A four-time World Series champion, five-time All-Star and the World Series MVP in 1991, Morris played two years for BYU in 1975-76 before being drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the fifth round in 1976.
Morris would play the next 14 seasons with the Tigers, winning more games in the 1980s than any other major leaguer. In 1984, Morris helped Detroit to a World Series championship. He would go on to win three more, including the 1991 title with the Minnesota Twins and back-to-back championships with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993 and 1994.
An All-Star in 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1991, Morris was the American League wins leader in both 1981 and 1992 and the AL strikeouts leader in 1983. He still holds the major league record for consecutive opening day starts, taking the mound first every season from 1980 to 1993.
Morris was joined in the 2018 induction class by Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jim Thome and Alan Trammell.