Al Harris (defensive lineman)
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| Positions | Defensive end, linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | December 31, 1956 Bangor, Maine, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Leilehua (Wahiawa, Hawaii) | ||||||||
| College | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979 (1st round, 9th overall pick) | ||||||||
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Alfred Carl Harris (born December 31, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for Arizona State University, and earned All-American honors. He was a first-round pick in the 1979 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.
Early life
[edit]Harris was born in Bangor, Maine. He attended Leilehua High School in Wahiawa, Hawaii.
College career
[edit]He attended Arizona State University, where he played for the Arizona State Sun Devils football team from 1975 to 1978. As a senior in 1978, he was a consensus first-team All-American.
Professional career
[edit]The Chicago Bears chose Harris in the first round (ninth pick overall) in the 1979 NFL Draft.[1] Harris played for the Bears from 1979 to 1984, and again from 1986 to 1988. Harris sat out the entire 1985 season due to a contract dispute with the Bears, and missed being part of one of the most dominating Super Bowl teams of all time.[2][3]
Harris returned in 1986, but a hamstring injury and the contract dispute still lingered over his tenure with the Bears, and he signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles in the off-season in 1989. He played two years with the Eagles before retiring.
Coaching career
[edit]From 2009 to 2010, Harris was the pass rush specialist coach for the San Francisco 49ers.[4] He was dismissed by the San Francisco 49ers on December 27, 2010, after 49ers President Jed York fired head coach Mike Singletary.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "1979 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Al Harris and Todd Bell missed the legendary 1985 Chicago Bears season…". October 12, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ CHRISTINE BRENNAN (January 28, 1993). "CHICAGO BEARS vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS : Bears' Two Holdouts Are Also Missing Out : Bell, Harris Won't Be in New Orleans This Week For Super Moments - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ↑ "49ers Add New Coaching Positions". 49ers.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ↑ "York: New GM will decide on next coach". sacbee.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- 1956 births
- Living people
- All-American college football players
- American football defensive ends
- American football linebackers
- Arizona State Sun Devils football players
- Chicago Bears players
- Sportspeople from Bangor, Maine
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Players of American football from Maine
- 20th-century American sportsmen