Anthony Harrison Explained

Anthony Harrison
Number:46
Birth Date:26 September 1965
Birth Place:Toccoa, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:195
Position:Safety
High School:Stephens County (Georgia)
College:Georgia Tech
Undraftedyear:1987
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:3
Statlabel2:Interceptions
Statvalue2:1
Statlabel3:Fumbles recovered
Statvalue3:1
Pfr:HarrAn22

Anthony Harrison (born September 26, 1965) is a former American football safety who played for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). He played in three games with the Packers during the 1987 NFL season as a replacement player after the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) went on strike for 24 days. Harrison played college football for the Georgia Institute of Technology before his professional career.__TOC__

Early life and college

Anthony Harrison was born on September 26, 1965, in Toccoa, Georgia.[1] He graduated from Stephens County High School where he played football all four years and was named "North Georgia's back of the year" during his senior season; he also played baseball, hitting for a .512 batting average during his senior season.[2] He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he played safety for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.[3] [4] After an injury to a teammate, he became a starter during his freshman year.[2] He started every game as a sophomore.[5] [6]

Professional career

Harrison went undrafted in the 1987 NFL draft. He took part in the Green Bay Packers training camp during the 1987 preseason.[7] Near the end of the preseason, the Packers waived Harrison.[8] After the second week of the 1987 NFL season, the NFLPA went on strike. The third week of the season was cancelled, but weeks 4, 5 and 6 were played with replacement players.[9] Harrison was then signed by the Green Bay Packers before a week 4 game against the Minnesota Vikings as a replacement player.[10] He played three games for the Packers, recording one interception and one fumble recovery.[1] During a week 5 matchup against the Detroit Lions, Harrison tackled an opposing player, forcing a fumble but also injuring his neck. He was taken off the field by a stretcher and transported to the hospital, where he was cleared of any serious injuries.[11] At the end of the strike, Harrison was not among the 16 replacement players who were signed by the Packers.[12]

After his football career, Harrison returned to George Tech and graduated in 1989.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anthony Harrison Stats . Pro-Football-Reference.com . August 10, 2023 .
  2. News: Harrison Works On Reading . Glerer . Larry . October 26, 1983 . August 10, 2023 . . clipping . . D-3 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810152136/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger-harrison-works-on-re/129763646/ . August 10, 2023 .
  3. News: Harrison: I'm getting better: Part 1 . Thompson . Chuck . October 28, 1983 . August 10, 2023 . . clipping . . 1C . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810151630/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-harrison-im-gettin/129763523/ . August 10, 2023 .
  4. News: Harrison: I'm getting better: Part 2 . Thompson . Chuck . October 28, 1983 . August 10, 2023 . . clipping . . 3C . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810152135/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-harrison-im-gettin/129763563/ . August 10, 2023 .
  5. News: Tech's Harrison Expects Tar Heel to Go Upstairs: Part 1 . Glerer . Larry . October 3, 1985 . August 10, 2023 . . clipping . . A-10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810151624/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger-techs-harrison-expe/129763435/ . August 10, 2023 .
  6. News: Tech's Harrison Expects Tar Heel to Go Upstairs: Part 2 . Glerer . Larry . October 3, 1985 . August 10, 2023 . . clipping . . A-15 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810151638/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger-techs-harrison-expe/129763451/ . August 10, 2023 .
  7. News: Breaking strike not fun and games for non-union players . Egle . Jim . September 25, 1987 . August 10, 2023 . . clipping . . C-3 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810151622/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-post-crescent-breaking-strike-not-fu/129763234/ . August 10, 2023 .
  8. News: Football . August 18, 1987 . April 10, 2024 . . clipping . . 16 .
  9. Web site: NFL labor history since 1968 . ESPN.com . . March 3, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111105327/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfl_labor_history . January 11, 2012 . August 9, 2023 . live .
  10. News: Uecker first Packer player to cross picket line . . October 14, 1987 . August 10, 2023 . . clipping . . 34 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810151628/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sheboygan-press-uecker-first-packer/129763300/ . August 10, 2023 .
  11. News: Packers suffered when Drost left . Oates . Tom . Cieslewicz . Greg . October 12, 1987 . August 10, 2023 . . clipping . . 4-2 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810151625/https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-packers-suffered/129763355/ . August 10, 2023 .
  12. News: 16 strike-replacement players earn employment with Packers . . October 20, 1987 . April 10, 2024 . . clipping . . 11 .
  13. News: Tech Student-Athletes Earn High GPA . January 26, 1989 . April 10, 2024 . . clipping . . 5D .

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