Jimmy Harris (defensive back)
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| Position: | Defensive back | ||
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| Date of birth: | November 12, 1934 | ||
| Place of birth: | Terrell, Texas | ||
| Date of death: | August 9, 2011 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death: | Shreveport, Louisiana | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Terrell (TX) | ||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1957 / Round: 5 / Pick: 50 | ||
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James Bedford Harris (November 12, 1934 – August 9, 2011) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, and Dallas Cowboys. He also played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Dallas Texans. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma.
Harris, who was born in Terrell, Texas and attended Terrell High School. Although he originally committed to Texas A&M University, to play for head coach Bear Bryant, head coach Bud Wilkinson convinced him to come to the University of Oklahoma, after getting him a job as a roughneck in the Oklahoma oil fields.
He played college football at the University of Oklahoma, where he was the starting quarterback during much of the Oklahoma Sooners' famed 47-game winning streak.
Harris went undefeated after becoming quarterback during the 1954 season, after starter Gene Calame suffered a right collar bone injury. He also was undefeated during the 1955 and 1956 seasons, leading the Sooners to national championships in both years.
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