Dickie Harris
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Born: | Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey | May 24, 1950
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Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | DB |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
College | South Carolina |
NFL draft | 1972 / Round: 5 / Pick: 114 |
Drafted by | New York Jets |
Career history | |
As player | |
1972–1980 | Montreal Alouettes |
1982 | Montreal Concordes |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1974–1980 |
CFL East All-Star | 1973–1980 |
Career stats | |
Dickie Harris (born May 24, 1950 in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey) is a former all-star defensive back with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Harris started his 10-year career with the Alouettes in 1972, spanning 134 games. He was an 8-time all-star and won the Grey Cup in 1974 and 1977. His 38 interceptions for 631 yards are team records as is his 118-yard interception return. He retired in 1980, but returned to the Montreal Concordes in 1982 for 3 games.
He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1999.[1] In November, 2006, Harris was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#33) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
References[]
- ^ "CFL welcomes three into pantheon ; Alouette Harris, Argo Holloway among inductees". Toronto Star. 16 October 1999. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
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- Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Canadian football defensive backs
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- People from Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
- Players of American football from New Jersey
- 1950 births
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- Sportspeople from Ocean County, New Jersey
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