| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Halfback • Guard • T |
| Personal information | |
| Died | March 16, 1993 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| 1945 – 1947, 1949 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Awards and highlights | |
Philip Gordon Robert Carr-Harris (died January 16, 1993), nicknamed Beef, was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts for four seasons over five years, which was also his entire professional football career. Carr-Harris won the Grey Cup with Toronto in 1945, [1] 1946 [2] and 1947, [3] which also were the first three of his four years on the club roster. For his first two years with the club, he was a halfback. [1] [2] In his third year, he was both a guard and a tackle. [3] He was not on the roster in 1948, [4] but returned in 1949, as a halfback. [5] His jersey number was 60. [6]
In his first year with the Argonauts, in 1945, Carr-Harris played in four of the six regular season games. [1] In 1946, Carr-Harris played in only one of twelve regular season games, [2] having been injured early in the season in a game against the Hamilton Tigers, as the team was then known. [7] In 1947, Carr-Harris played in eleven of twelve regular season games. [3] Upon his return to the team roster in 1949, following a one-year hiatus, Carr-Harris only played in one of the twelve regular season games. [5]
While included as a member of the 1947 winning team, [3] Carr-Harris had to miss the 1947 Grey Cup game, due to examination obligations in relation to becoming a Chartered Accountant. [8] [9]
In 1993, Carr-Harris died of cancer. [10]