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William L. “Corn Pop” Morris
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William L. “Corn Pop” Morris (born 1946 - died December 2, 2016) was a Wilmington, Delaware resident who was reportedly the leader of a gang known as the “The Romans”. Former Delaware State NAACP Chairman Richard Smith knew Morris and has publicly discussed how Morris was the leader of the largest gang in Wilmington. While campaigning for the Presidency in 2019, former US Vice President Joe Biden told a group gathered in Wilmington that while serving as a lifeguard at a community pool in 1962, Biden told William L. “Corn Pop” Morris to stop jumping on the diving board.<ref name"auto2"/><ref name"auto4"/><ref name"auto"/><ref name"auto1"/><ref name="auto3"/> During the exchange, Biden says he called Corn Pop “Esther Williams” as a derogatory reference to Corn Pop wearing a bathing cap similar to that worn by the 1940’s swimmer and actress.<ref name"auto2"/><ref name"auto4"/><ref name"auto"/><ref name"auto1"/><ref name"auto3"/> Biden said Corn Pop challenged him to a fight, but Biden confronted Corn Pop with a chain and convinced Corn Pop to back down. <ref name"auto2"/><ref name"auto4"/><ref name"auto"/><ref name"auto1"/> <ref name"auto3"/>
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