Anthony Harrison Explained

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

Anthony Harrison (born September 26, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a safety 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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