Richard Harris (American football)

Richard Harris
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	Richard Harris as he appeared on his 1974 Topps football card
Date of birth	January 21, 1948
Place of birth	Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of death	July 26, 2011 (aged 63)
Place of death	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Career information
Position(s)	DE
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	265 lb (120 kg)
US college	Grambling State
NFL draft	1971 / round: 1 / pick: 5
Drafted by	Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
As coach
1989	Eastside Express (HC)
1991–1996	Puget Sound Jets (HC)
2000	Portland Prowlers (HC)
2001–2004	BC Lions (DL coach)
2005	Ottawa Renegades (DL coach)
2006–2010	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (DL coach)
2011	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Asst. HC/DL coach)
As player
1971–1973	Philadelphia Eagles
1974–1975	Chicago Bears
1976–1977	Seattle Seahawks
Honors	All-American (1970); All-Rookie (1971)
Career stats
	Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Richard Drew Harris (January 21, 1948 – July 26, 2011) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was an All-American in 1970 for Grambling and was selected in the first round (5th overall pick) of the 1971 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, the first defensive player chosen. Harris was named to the NFL All-Rookie team in 1971 and was widely regarded as one of the fastest defensive linemen in professional football before being hobbled by knee injuries.

Harris spent seven seasons as a lineman in the NFL – three with the Philadelphia Eagles, two more with the Chicago Bears, and a final two years with the Seattle Seahawks. After his retirement from the NFL, Harris began a second career as a coach, leading several indoor football teams as head coach before working as a defensive assistant for the BC Lions, Ottawa Renegades, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).