Rudy Harris

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Rudy Harris
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1971-09-18) September 18, 1971 (age 51)
Brockton, Massachusetts
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Brockton (MA)
College: Clemson
NFL Draft: 1993  / Round: 4 / Pick: 91
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Onzell Andre "Rudy" Harris (born September 18, 1971) is a former American football player. Harris first gained attention as a running back for Brockton High School. [1] [2] He attended Clemson University, where he played football 1990 to 1992. [3] [4] [5] He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round (91st overall pick) of the 1993 NFL Draft. [6] He played in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1993 and 1994. He had his first start in an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers in November 1993 and had a 25-yard pass reception in the game. [7] After spending two seasons with the Buccaneers, Harris was released in August 1995. [8] He played in 18 games in the NFL, two as a starter. In his two NFL seasons, he rushed for 29 yards on nine carries and caught six passes for 59 yards. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Ian Thomsen (1988-12-16). "Harris Attracting a Raft of Recruiters". Boston Globe.
  2. ↑ Larry Ames (1988-09-09). "Brockton Ready to Defend Ranking". Boston Globe.
  3. ↑ Chris Tomasson (1990-10-05). "New fullback spearheading Tigers: A Hagler punch helped Harris choose football". Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
  4. ↑ Mark Murphy (1992-10-29). "College Football 'MM, 'MM, Good BC's Campbell makes most of preseason boast". Boston Herald.
  5. ↑ "College Football". The New York Times. 1992-10-04.
  6. ↑ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  7. ↑ Stroud, Rick (1993-11-19). "Rookie fullback Harris gets prime-time start". St. Petersburg Times.
  8. ↑ "Football". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1995-08-17.
  9. ↑ "Rudy Harris profile". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
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