Corey Harris (American football, born 1976)

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Corey Harris
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Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1976-11-28) November 28, 1976 (age 46)
Jacksonville, Florida
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Northside
(Warner Robins, Georgia)
College: North Alabama
Undrafted: 1999
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:28
Sacks:1.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:6
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Corey Alan Harris (born November 28, 1976) is a former American football defensive back who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs. He first enrolled at The Citadel before transferring to the University of North Alabama. He attended Northside High School in Warner Robins, Georgia. [1] Harris was also a member of the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe.

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Early years

Harris played high school football for the Northside High School Eagles, earning all-state honors. He also competed in wrestling for the Eagles, becoming state champion and garnering all-state recognition. [2]

College career

Harris first played college football for The Citadel Bulldogs from 1995 to 1996. [3] [4] He also wrestled for the Bulldogs. [2] He then played for the North Alabama Lions from 1997 to 1998. [5] Harris became a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity as a founding charter member of the Beta Beta Alpha Chapter that was started at the University of North Alabama on December 2, 1998. [6]

Professional career

Harris played in six games, starting one, for the NFL's New Orleans Saints from 1999 to 2000. [1] He was allocated to NFL Europe on February 19, 2001 and played for the Rhein Fire during the 2001 season. [7] [8] He was released by the Saints on May 21, 2001. [7] Harris was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL on July 16, 2001. [7] He appeared in 21 games for the Chiefs from 2001 to 2003. [1]

Coaching career

Harris has held various coaching positions in football, wrestling and track and field at several high schools. Including teaching at many of these schools a well. [2]

Personal life

Harris has worked as a teacher at various high schools. [9]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Corey Harris". futureprotraining.com. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "1995 Roster". thecitadelfootballassociation.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1996 Roster". thecitadelfootballassociation.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK". roarlions.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Our BBA Chapter Brothers". phibetasigma1914una.webs.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Corey Harris". kffl.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Corey Harris". justsportsstats.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Mr. Corey Harris". douglascounty.dch.schoolinsites.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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