Harry Colon

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Harry Colon
No. 40, 21, 24, 29
Position: Cornerback
Safety
Personal information
Born: (1969-02-14) February 14, 1969 (age 55)
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Washington
(Kansas City, Kansas)
College: Missouri
NFL draft: 1991  / round: 8 / pick: 196
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:238
Sacks:1.0
Interceptions:6
Fumble recoveries:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Harry Lee Colon [1] (born February 14, 1969) [2] is an American former professional football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Missouri, Colon was selected by the New England Patriots in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL draft. [3] [4] He played in the NFL for six years, playing for the New England Patriots (1991), [5] the Detroit Lions (1992–1994, 1997), [6] and the Jacksonville Jaguars (1995). [7] He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL expansion draft. [8] He had to retire during the 1997 season due to a condition in his neck.

He now resides in Houston, Texas, where he is head coach of the football team and head of the athletics department at John H. Reagan High School. [9]

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