Dickie Harris

Dickie Harris

Date of birth:	May 24, 1950 (1950-05-24) (age 61)
Place of birth:	Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
Career information
Position(s):	Defensive back
College:	University of South Carolina
NFL Draft:	1972 / Round: 5 / Pick: 114
Drafted by:	New York Jets
Organizations
As player:
1972-1980 1982	Montreal Alouettes Montreal Concordes
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1999

Dickie Harris (born May 24, 1950 in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey) was an 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

1. ^ "CFL welcomes three into pantheon ; Alouette Harris, Argo Holloway among inductees". Toronto Star. 16 October 1999. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/427993921.html?dids=427993921:427993921&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+16,+1999&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=CFL+welcomes+three+into+pantheon+;+Alouette+Harris,+Argo+Holloway+among+inductees&pqatl=google. Retrieved 24 September 2010. 

External links

• Where Are They Now? Dickie Harris

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Name	Harris, Dickie
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Date of birth	May 24, 1950
Place of birth	Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey
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