Dud Harris Explained

Position:Tackle
Birth Date:24 October 1903
Birth Place:Quitsna, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:240
High School:East (OH)
College:Ohio State
Teams:
Pfr:HarrDu20

Edmund Dudley "Dud" Harris (October 24, 1903 – February 13, 1989) was an American football player, lawyer, and businessman.

Dudley was born in 1903 in Quitsna, North Carolina.[1] He moved as a child to Columbus, Ohio, and attended East High School in that city.[1] He enrolled at Marietta College where he competed in football, baseball, basketball, and track, and received 14 varsity letters. He was selected as captain of Marietta's football team as a junior in 1925.[2] [3] He received a law degree from Ohio State University, and also played college football there.[1]

He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a tackle for the Portsmouth Spartans during the 1930 and 1931 seasons. He appeared in 13 NFL games, nine as a starter.[4]

He later became an attorney. He served for many years as assistant prosecuting attorney for Pike County, Ohio. In 1943, he attended the North Carolina Pre-Flight School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[5] After the war, he moved to Oregon and eventually to California. He served as president of the Nutra-Vita Food Supplement Company from 1948 to 1955 and also served as chairman of the board.

In 1985, Harris was inducted into the Marietta College Hall of Fame.[6] He died in 1989 at age 85 in Palm Springs, California.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dud Harris. Pro Football Archives. November 8, 2022. November 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108145626/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerh/harr04600.html. dead.
  2. News: Marietta Selects Captain. The Daily News-Tribune. January 26, 1925. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Harris As Pilot. Wilmington News-Journal. January 29, 1925. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Dud Harris. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 16, 2020.
  5. News: Cofer Is Named To Harris' Post. Chillicothe Gazette. May 20, 1943. 5. Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: E. Dudley Harris. Marietta College. November 8, 2022.