Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Date of birth: | September 1, 1975 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | South Miami (FL) Senior | ||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1998 | ||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Receptions: | 1,164 |
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Receiving yards: | 15,134 |
Touchdowns: | 358 |
Damian Deron Harrell (born September 1, 1975) is a former arena football wide receiver. He played college football at Florida State University.
In his career, Harrell had also played for the New England Sea Wolves, Toronto Phantoms, and Colorado Crush and Chicago Rush. He had also been named AFL Offensive Player of the Year twice (2005 and 2006), First Team All-Arena twice (2005 and 2006), Second Team All-Arena twice (2004 and 2007), AFL Offensive Player of the Month twice (February 2003 and April 2006), Offensive Player of the Game 24 times, and Game MVP 10 times. He also holds numerous Arena Football League records.
At South Miami Senior High School, Harrell lettered in both football and basketball. During his junior year, he was once struck by lightning during practice and was hospitalized for nearly two weeks. He returned to the field for the final three games of the season.
Harrell attended the City College of San Francisco for two years. He finished his community college football career with 67 receptions for 1,160 yards (17.31 avg.), and seventeen touchdowns.
Harrell played two seasons at Florida State University (1995 and 1997), catching 36 career passes for 466 yards and four touchdownss, after transferring from City College of San Francisco. He red-shirted for the 1996 season after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his left knee. Harrell had 13 receptions for 178 yards and three touchdowns in his first season at Florida State. He recorded 23 receptions for 288 yards as a senior in 1997 but tore ligaments in his right knee in the season finale against Florida and missed the Seminoles win over Ohio State in the 1998 Sugar Bowl.