Philmore Morris(popeye)

March 2008

This is me competing in college at Michigan State University in 1988. This jump was
25' 7 1/2"; record still stands.

Transferred from Wayland Baptist University where I already jumped 25' 10". Said that to say 25' 4+3/8" was an easy goal to reach then; no problem.

Best performance took place in 1988.
-On morning of Big Ten meet, I was unable to run much less jump due to back injury. By noon I was jumping, backache could not stop me; thanks to good old ice pack, tiger balm, and some aspirin. That day I jumped 25' 7+1/2".
-In week of 1988 Jamaican Olympic Trials I had the flu; did not get out of bed until day of competition. With my brother's help I managed to make it to the stadium where a bench became my bed for a while. Long story short as I warmed up that day I started to feel better; I won the competition with a jump of 25' 2". Did not go to the Olympics but proved to myself that belief and determination can go a long way.

Chilling out at the beach in Negril in 2006

Sandra Cole and I after graduation in 1981. Cup was awarded to me for athlete of the year....first high school boy to long jump over 24 feet at Boy's Champs...first William Knibb track athlete to attend the Carifta Games