Isaiah "Ike" Harris (born November 27, 1952) is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals (1975–77) and the New Orleans Saints (1978–81).

Ike Harris
No. 84, 82
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1952-11-27) November 27, 1952 (age 71)
West Memphis, Arkansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:West Memphis (AR)
College:Iowa St.
NFL draft:1974 / round: 4 / pick: 91
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:211
Receiving yards:3,305
Receiving TDs:16
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Harris played college football at Iowa State University. In 1974, he played for the Southern California Sun of the World Football League (WFL). He next joined the NFL, where he caught 211 passes in his career for 16 touchdowns.[1]

Harris was President of BellSouth Enterprises and was named one of the 75 Most Powerful African-Americans in Corporate America by Black Enterprise Magazine.[2]

Harris has been a member of the board of directors of CIGNA Corporation since 2005, and has been named to take over as non-executive chairman of the board on January 1, 2010.[3]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1975 STL 14 5 15 266 17.7 36 0
1976 STL 12 12 52 782 15.0 40 1
1977 STL 14 14 40 547 13.7 38 3
1978 NOR 15 15 40 590 14.8 45 4
1979 NOR 14 14 25 395 15.8 42 2
1980 NOR 16 16 37 692 18.7 44 6
1981 NOR 3 3 2 33 16.5 20 0
88 79 211 3,305 15.7 45 16

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1975 STL 1 0 2 33 16.5 22 0
1 0 2 33 16.5 22 0

References

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  1. ^ "Ike Harris Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
  2. ^ "BellSouth Enterprises President Ike Harris Named to 75 Most Powerful African- Americans in Corporate America". Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  3. ^ https://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200906241944DOWJONESDJONLINE000818_FORTUNE5.htm[permanent dead link]