Morgan, Gary Benedict, 1943-

Person

Dates

Existence: 1943-

Biography

Gary B. Morgan was born in San Diego, California on November 5, 1943. He attended the University of Sand Diego for two years and then transferred to at New Mexico Highlands University where he received a Bachelor's Degree in English-Journalism in 1966. While at Highlands he served as assistant sports information director for a year and then as director for another year. Morgan served as a graduate teaching assistant and assistant sports information director at Colorado State University and received a Master's Degree in English in 1968. Morgan served as sports information director at the University of Northern Colorado from 1968-1977. He held leadership positions in the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA) and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. His poetry was published in Western Humanities Review, Seared Eye, Nova, Mosaic, Kauri, Encore, Jean's Journal, and other publications.

Citation:

Faculty clippings (RG6 S7 F1 Folder -- Morgan, Gary) Former college/university faculty and administrators (RG3 S17 Folder--Morgan, Gary) "Morgan Elected to CoSIDA." Greeley Tribune, July 15, 1974, p. 16. "Gary Morgan Resigns UNC Post." Greeley Tribune, Nov. 27, 1974, p. 39. "Morgan Resigns as Bear SID." Greeley Tribune, July 12, 1977, p. 23.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Captions/introduction "Sugar Tramp" bibliography

File

Identifier: Folder 7

Collection Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Gary B. Morgan served as the Sports Information Director at the University of Northern Colorado from 1968 to 1977. This collection includes materials related to his book, "Sugar Tramp: Colorado’s Great Western Railway." Included are the book's cover page, photographs of trains, correspondence, research on the Great Western Railway and Sugar Company, proofs and edits of the manuscript, and the complete rough manuscript. Additionally, there is a dummy layout with illustrations and photo...

Dates: 1974 - 1977

Found in: University of Northern Colorado / Gary B. Morgan papers

Gary B. Morgan papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SC022

Abstract

This collection contains manuscripts, photographs, correspondence, maps, and oral interviews related to Gary Morgan's work related to railway routes and system expansion.