Ike Harris
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 27, 1952 West Memphis, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | West Memphis (AR) | ||||||||
| College: | Iowa St. | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 4 / pick: 91 | ||||||||
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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).
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
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| 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
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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| 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
[edit]- ^ "Ike Harris Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200906241944DOWJONESDJONLINE000818_FORTUNE5.htm[permanent dead link]
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