dustinadam
Fifty-Thirty Five
Been a long time, but this guy was the truth.
And I think his work in an NFL front office is even more impressive than what he did on the field.
Heads up on the classic picture, too ...
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060626/SPORTS/606260330/1006
And I think his work in an NFL front office is even more impressive than what he did on the field.
Our lasting legend
Monroe's James Harris has been a groundbreaker all along
His college and high school coaches always believed James "Shack" Harris could play.
His folks, well, that was another matter.
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Harris, a future standout at both Carroll High and Grambling, had a brother who'd been injured on the gridiron.
It took a long talk from former Carroll assistant Curtis Armand, himself a former Grambling player under Eddie Robinson, to convince Harris' parents.
"He said I could get a scholarship," remembered Harris, now vice president of player personnel for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. "They understood what a free education meant."
What came next was a magical career around football.
James Larnell Harris, born in Monroe on July 20, 1947, would win five championships playing football in Louisiana, then crash through the NFL's color barrier as a black quarterback and front-office executive.
Heads up on the classic picture, too ...
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060626/SPORTS/606260330/1006