Major Harris (American football)

Major Harris
	Harris in The Monticola, WVU yearbook, 1992
No. 9
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	February 15, 1968 (age 56); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Brashear (Pittsburgh)
College:	West Virginia
NFL draft:	1990 / round: 12 / pick: 317
Career history
	Los Angeles Raiders (1990); BC Lions (1990); Columbus/Cleveland Thunderbolts (1991–1994); Washington Marauders (1992); West Virginia Lightning/Huntington Hawks (1994–1996); Ohio Cannon (1999); Southern Michigan Timberwolves (1999–2000); Charleston Swamp Foxes (2003);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1989); Third-team All-American (1988); 2× ECAC Player of the Year (1988, 1989); 2× First-team All-East (1988, 1989);
Career CFL statistics
Comp. / Att.:
Comp. / Att.:	18 / 42
Passing yards:	300
TD–INT:	3–3
Career Arena statistics
Comp. / Att.:
Comp. / Att.:	186 / 390
Passing yards:	2,159
TD–INT:	29–21
Passer rating:	61.05
Rushing TD:	23
	Player stats at ArenaFan.com
	College Football Hall of Fame

Major Harris (born February 15, 1968) is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers during the 1980s. Harris was a first-team All-American in 1989 and finished fifth and third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1988 and 1989, respectively. He was also the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989. Harris was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.^[1]

Harris played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He is now^[when?] an assistant wide receivers coach for North Hills High School in Pittsburgh.

^ "The Hall Calls". MSNsportsNET.com. April 30, 2009. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2012.