Overview
- The Marin County Vital Statistics Office confirmed Monday that Morton died of acute respiratory failure caused by severe sepsis stemming from a urinary tract infection.
- Records list his death on May 9 at MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae, California, at the age of 83.
- His wife, Kym Galloway, said he began shaking before paramedics took him to the hospital, where sepsis led to fluid in his lungs and then respiratory failure.
- Galloway described months of severe back pain and prior hospitalizations for sepsis, saying he was worn down and ready to stop treatment near the end.
- He played 18 NFL seasons with the Cowboys, Giants, and Broncos, started Super Bowls for two teams, and led Denver to its first appearance before entering the Broncos’ Ring of Fame in 1988.