BONESVILLE MEDIA

Editor's note: Robert Morgan passed away on July 16, 2016, at age 90. This article, originally published in the 2007 edition of Bonesville The Magazine, recounts the battles he and others waged decades ago against North Carolina's entrenched political and news media establishments to transform East Carolina College into East Carolina University and establish a powerhouse medical school that is a strategic asset for an entire region. by Al Myatt Football coaches sometimes say, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog," when describing the value of heart and perseverance in adverse circumstances. "I was always too small to play any ball," said former United States Senator Robert Morgan, who graduated from East Carolina when it was a vastly different center of higher learning. Despite limited stature, Morgan emerged victorious from many a political dogfight, some of which were essential cornerstones in East Carolina's …