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| Born | February 9, 1958 Salem, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Oregon State University | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Oregon State | ||||||||||||||
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Howard Harris (born February 9, 1958) is a former American wrestler. He was an NCAA national champion and four-time All-American at Oregon State University. Harris was the national champion in the heavyweight weight class at the 1980 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and was named the most outstanding wrestler of the tournament, becoming the first African American to win the award.