Career
In 2000 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Burris was selected in the 1955 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, but he went to the Canadian Football League, where he played for five seasons. Burris had five brothers who also played football at Oklahoma, including three time All-American Paul "Buddy" Burris.
Burris died on July 21, 1999 in Billings, Montana.
He was 67.
