Abraham Morlu
Encyclopedia
Abraham Morlu is a Canadian football
wide receiver
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed as a street free agent by the Charlotte Stars in 2008. He played college football
at UNC Charlotte
. Morlu has also been a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
and Toronto Argonauts
.
Morlu has also competed in track and field, representing his birth country Liberia
. He specializes in the sprints, and competed internationally at the 2010 World Indoor Championships
without reaching the final. He also competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay
at the 2000 Olympic Games, the 2001 World Championships and the 2003 World Championships
.
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed as a street free agent by the Charlotte Stars in 2008. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at UNC Charlotte
Charlotte 49ers
The Charlotte 49ers represent the NCAA Division I sports teams of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte joined the Atlantic 10 in 2005. The 49ers field 16 teams, 8 men and 8 women....
. Morlu has also been a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
and Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
.
Morlu has also competed in track and field, representing his birth country Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
. He specializes in the sprints, and competed internationally at the 2010 World Indoor Championships
2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
The men's 60 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 13 March.Coming into the championships, Ivory Williams had ran a world-leading time of 6.49 seconds to win the US indoor championships, positioning him as a possible gold medallist...
without reaching the final. He also competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
at the 2000 Olympic Games, the 2001 World Championships and the 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
These are the official results of the Men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. Their final was held on 31 August 2001 at 17:50h.-Final:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:...
.