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American businessman (born 1948)

John L. Morris (born 1948) is an American billionaire businessman, and the founder, majority owner, and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, a hunting and fishing retail chain in the US and Canada.^[1] As of August 2024, his net worth was estimated at US$9.9 billion.^[2] He's also owner of White River Marine Group, Top of the Rock, Big Cedar Lodge, and Cabela's.

Early life

John Morris was born in Springfield, Missouri in 1948.^[3] Morris was educated at Drury University.^[2] He was born in Springfield to a father who was a World War II veteran, shaping his life to support patriotic values.

Both of his parents were hunters and fishers, shaping his life growing up on the Ozarks and beginning the start of his passion for the sports.^[4] Morris graduated from Glendale High School, then enrolled at Drury University to major in business.

He often jokes that he "majored in fishing"