James Harris (born June 2, 1982) is an American former professional arena football player who was a fullback/linebacker.[1]
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Position: | Linebacker / Fullback | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Albany, Georgia | June 2, 1982||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Thomson High School | ||||||||||||
College: | Albany State | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2006 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editThe son of Ronnie and Bertha Harris, James attended Thomson High School in Thomson, Georgia, where he lettered twice in two season of football.[citation needed]
College career
editHarris continued his athletic career at Albany State University, where he lettered three seasons and led the team in tackles and sacks his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.[citation needed]
Professional career
editSouth Georgia Wildcats
editStarted professional playing career with the South Georgia Wildcats of AF2 in 2006. He played the 2007 and 2008 season under VooDoo head football coach Derek Stingley. Harris was named to the All-AF2 team in 2008.
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings
editIn 2009, Harris played with the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings, also of AF2.
Albany Panthers
editHarris spent the 2010 season with the Albany Panthers of the Southern Indoor Football League. In only nine games for the Panthers, he led the team in sacks (6.5) and tackles for a loss (9.0)
New Orleans VooDoo
editIn 2011, Harris signed to play with the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League.[2]
References
edit- ^ 2011 VooDoo roster Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "James Harris New Orleans VooDoo Bio". Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2020.