No. 41 Michigan Wolverines | |
Date of birth | June 18, 1938 |
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Date of death | January 19, 2008 | (aged 69)
Place of death | Commerce Township, Michigan, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Halfback/Placekicker |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
US college | Michigan |
High school | Royal Oak High School, Royal Oak, Michigan |
AFL draft | 1960 / round: Second Selections |
Drafted by | Buffalo Bills |
Career history | |
As player | |
1957–1959 | Michigan |
1960 | Buffalo Bills |
Darrell L. Harper (June 18, 1938 – January 19, 2008) was an American football player. He played at the halfback position for the University of Michigan from 1957 to 1959 and for the Buffalo Bills in the 1960 AFL season. On September 11, 1960, Harper scored the first official points in the history of the Bills. He also made the Bills' first kickoff, first field goal and first extra point kick.