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'''Richard Overton Harris Sr.''' (April 7, 1928 – May 10, 2003)<ref>[[Ancestry.com]]. [https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/discoveryui-content/view/40184188:60901?_phcmd=u(%27https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/search/?name=richard_harris&birth=1928&death=2003&successSource=Search&queryId=8035060b-9c68-46f0-9488-4f44d4d24585%27,%27successSource%27) ''U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007''] {{subscription}}. [[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT, USA]]: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. </ref> was an [[American football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|center]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas Longhorns]] and was selected in the [[NFL draft]] and [[All-America Football Conference|AAFC]] draft four times, including two times as a first-round pick, but never played professionally. |
'''Richard Overton Harris Sr.''' (April 7, 1928 – May 10, 2003)<ref name="auto6">[[Ancestry.com]]. [https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/discoveryui-content/view/40184188:60901?_phcmd=u(%27https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/search/?name=richard_harris&birth=1928&death=2003&successSource=Search&queryId=8035060b-9c68-46f0-9488-4f44d4d24585%27,%27successSource%27) ''U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007''] {{subscription required}}. [[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT, USA]]: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. </ref> was an [[American football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|center]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas Longhorns]] and was selected in the [[NFL draft]] and [[All-America Football Conference|AAFC]] draft four times, including two times as a first-round pick, but never played professionally. |
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==Early life |
==Early life== |
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Harris was born on April 7, 1928, in [[Wichita Falls, Texas]].<ref name="auto6"/> He attended [[Wichita Falls High School]] and was a highly-decorated football player, being described by some sources as among the best in school history.<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.texasfootball.com/hof-dick-harris?ref=search|magazine=[[Dave Campbell's Texas Football]]|title=Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Inductees: Dick Harris}}</ref><ref name="auto5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news/144778829/|newspaper=[[Times Record News]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 21, 1944|page=11|title=Dick Harris Named Oustanding Player In District 2-AA}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was a member of the varsity from 1942 to 1944 and was a starter in the last two years, including being a [[Captain (sports)|captain]] as a [[Senior (education)|senior]].<ref name="auto7">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/144777824/|newspaper=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=June 17, 1945|page=10|title=Harris Of Coyotes To Join Longhorns|agency=[[Associated Press]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was named all-district twice and helped Wichita Falls win the district championship in 1944; Harris was also a first-team all-state selection that year and received a trophy from the Exchange Club of Wichita Falls for being voted the most outstanding player in the district.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto5"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news/144778756/|newspaper=[[Times Record News]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=January 11, 1945|page=9|title=Dick Harris Receives Exchange Club Trophy}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times/144778953/|newspaper=[[Wichita Falls Times]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=January 7, 1945|page=8|title=Coyote Center Dick Harris Named to All-State High School Grid Team}} {{Open access}}</ref> He participated at the 1945 [[Oil Bowl (high school)|Oil Bowl]] and at the Texas High School Football All-Star Game.<ref name="auto"/> |
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==College career== |
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Considered a top football recruit, Harris enrolled at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] while studying petroleum engineering, and began playing for the [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas Longhorns]] in 1945.<ref name="auto7"/> A two-way player, he won a starting role at [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] as a [[freshman]] in 1945 and was a consensus first-team All-[[Southwest Conference]] (SWC) selection and an honorable mention [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]].<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://texassports.com/honors/hall-of-honor/dick-harris/642|publisher=[[Texas Longhorns]]|title=Dick Harris (1971)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news/144779839/|newspaper=[[Times Record News]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 11, 1945|page=9|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Ex-Coyote Dick Harris Given Honorable Mention On Team|author=Cavagnaro, Bob}} {{Open access}}</ref> The [[Associated Press]] (AP), in selecting him All-SWC, noted that the "tall freshman ... never turned in a mediocre performance. Always he was the defensive star. He won the center job on the all-conference in a walk."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/big-spring-daily-herald/144780293/|newspaper=[[Big Spring Daily Herald]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 10, 1945|page=5|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Walker, Harris, Nicholson And Goode Honored}} {{Open access}}</ref> He helped the Longhorns compile an overall record of 10–1 while winning the conference title, which included a win in the [[1946 Cotton Bowl Classic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1945-schedule.html|website=[[Sports-Reference.com]]|title=1945 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results}}</ref> |
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Harris repeated as a consensus first-team All-SWC selection in 1946 while helping Texas go 8–2 with a national ranking of 15th at the end of the year.<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1946-schedule.html|website=[[Sports-Reference.com]]|title=1946 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results}}</ref> He was also named third-team All-American by the [[Newspaper Enterprise Association]] (NEA).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news/144781600/|newspaper=[[The Lima News]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=November 25, 1946|page=16|title=NEA 1946 All-America Team}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1947, he moved to [[Tackle (gridiron football)|tackle]] and won his third consensus first-team All-SWC honor while being chosen first-team All-American by AP.<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review/144782278/|newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 3, 1947|page=24|title=Notre Dame, Michigan Powerhouses Dominate '47 AP All-American Team}} {{Open access}}</ref> At age 19, he was the youngest player on AP's All-American squad.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news/144782540/|newspaper=[[Times Record News]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 3, 1947|page=1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news/144782664/ 2]|title=Home Folsks Say Dick Real All-American Chap|author=Underwood, W. L.}} {{Open access}}</ref> He helped Texas finish fifth nationally with a 10–1 record that included a [[1948 Sugar Bowl]] victory, receiving praise for his versatility, as Harris was able to perform well at all positions on the line and also excelled at several defensive positions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1947-schedule.html|website=[[Sports-Reference.com]]|title=1947 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/144782459/|newspaper=[[The Austin American]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 7, 1947|page=21|title=Layne, Walker, Scott, Harris Leading Stars|author=Hart, Weldon}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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As a senior in 1948, Harris returned to center, was named co-team captain with [[Tom Landry]], his close friend, and helped the Longhorns compile a record of 7–3–1 with a victory in the [[1949 Orange Bowl]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1948-schedule.html|website=[[Sports-Reference.com]]|title=1948 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dmCx8Ouym4oC&dq=dick+harris+texas&pg=PA219|title=I Remember Tom Landry|page=219|chapter=Dick Harris|publisher=Sports Publishing, LLC|author=Aron, Jaime; Freeman, Denne H.|date=September 7, 2001|isbn=9781582614595}}</ref> The ''[[Austin American-Statesman]]'' described him as "probably the most valuable man in the Texas line" and noted that "on defense there is only one Dick Harris, only one man who can defend superbly against passes and runs, who can wreck interference and check ball carriers and roam behind the line with ... calculated abandon."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/78263047/|newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|author=Gallagher, Jack|date=September 22, 1948|page=16|title=Dick's Loss Tossse UT But Creates Enemy Glee}} {{Open access}}</ref> He won his fourth-straight consensus first-team All-SWC selection, something only one other Longhorn ever accomplished ([[Bobby Layne]]), and was selected a second-team All-American by AP, the fourth time in his collegiate career he was named an All-American (either as an honorable mention, third-team, second-team or first-team choice).<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-evening-standard/144784296/|newspaper=[[San Angelo Evening Standard]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=December 1, 1948|page=14|title=Eleven Teams Represented On All-American; Walker Repeats|author=Smits, Ted|agency=[[Associated Press]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> Harris was named the SWC Defensive [[Most valuable player|MVP]] by the ''[[Houston Post]]'' for the 1948 season and was invited to the 1949 [[Chicago College All-Star Game]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/144785077/|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=June 16, 1949|page=63|title=Texas Prawn Comes To Aid Of All-Stars|author=Prell, Edward}} {{Open access}}</ref> He ended his collegiate career as one of the best linemen in Texas history; coach [[Blair Cherry]] said that Harris would "likely go down in history as the Southwest Conference's greatest lineman."<ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NUtYTsvdVEsC&dq=dick+harris+texas&pg=PA274|chapter=The Best Ever|title=Longhorn Football: An Illustrated History|publisher=[[University of Texas Press]]|author=Hawthorne, Bobby|date=September 2007|isbn=9780292714465|page=274}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news/144784782/|newspaper=[[Times Record News]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=January 24, 1949|page=7|title=Was Dick Harris A Coyote Great?}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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On July 8, 1948, the [[All-America Football Conference]] (AAFC), a rival to the [[National Football League]] (NFL), held a [[1949 AAFC draft#Secret draft|secret draft]] of players who were seniors in the 1948 season; Harris was selected by the [[Baltimore Colts (1947–1950)|Baltimore Colts]] with the second overall pick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/AAFC/1949_AAFC_Draft.pdf|publisher=[[Professional Football Researchers Association]]|title=1949 AAFC Draft|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617102231/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/AAFC/1949_AAFC_Draft.pdf |archive-date=2013-06-17 |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1949aafcdraft.html|website=Pro Football Archives|via=[[Wayback Machine]]|title=1949 AAFC Draft|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102093548/https://www.profootballarchives.com/1949aafcdraft.html |archive-date=2021-11-02 }}</ref> The Colts later traded his rights to the [[Cleveland Browns]] for [[Lu Gambino]], and the Browns put him on their reserve list.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun/144785455/|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=January 23, 1950|page=13, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun/144785533/ 14]|title=Few Big-Name Stars Among Colts' Draft Selections|author=McIver, Stuart B.}} {{Open access}}</ref> Harris was also selected in the first round – with the 11th overall pick – of the [[1949 NFL draft]], by the [[Chicago Bears]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerh/harr04150.html|website=Pro Football Archives|title=Dick Harris Stats|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029191338/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerh/harr04150.html |archive-date=2021-10-29 |via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref> He declined the offers to go into the oil business.<ref name="auto"/> Prior to the [[1950 NFL draft]], the Browns (since merged into the NFL, along with the Colts and [[San Francisco 49ers]]) removed him from their reserve list, and the Colts then used another draft pick on him – their eighth round choice (93rd overall).<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto2"/> He was selected for the fourth time in the [[1951 NFL draft]] – by the [[Detroit Lions]] with their 25th round selection (297th overall), but never played professionally.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto2"/> |
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Harris went into the oil business after his collegiate career and later went into banking in 1960.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-obituary-for-h/144786095/|newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=May 13, 2003|page=25|title=Harris was All-American for Longhorns}} {{Open access}}</ref> He served 33 years as the president of several banks in [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]] and [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] before retiring in 1993.<ref name="auto1"/> He was married and had two sons.<ref name="auto1"/> Harris died in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] at the age of 75, on May 10, 2003.<ref name="auto1"/> |
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A poll by the ''[[Times Record News]]'' in 1949 named Harris the second-best center in Wichita Falls history, with him falling one vote behind the first-team selection.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-record-news/144786284/|newspaper=[[Times Record News]]|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|date=January 28, 1949|page=13|title=Close Races Feature Final Balloting For All-Time Coyotes|author=Sims, Bill}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was inducted into the University of Texas Hall of Honor in 1971.<ref name="auto4"/> He was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1985 and into the Oil Bowl Hall of Fame in 1997.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oilbowl.com/hall-of-fame/1996-1999-inductees/|publisher=[[Oil Bowl (high school)|Oil Bowl]]|title=1996 – 1999 HOF Inductees}}</ref> |
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Position | Center |
Personal information | |
Born: | Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. | April 7, 1928
Died: | May 10, 2003 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | (aged 75)
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Texas (1945–1948) |
High school | Wichita Falls (TX) |
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Richard Overton Harris Sr. (April 7, 1928 – May 10, 2003)[1] was an American football center. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was selected in the NFL draft and AAFC draft four times, including two times as a first-round pick, but never played professionally.
Early life
Harris was born on April 7, 1928, in Wichita Falls, Texas.[1] He attended Wichita Falls High School and was a highly-decorated football player, being described by some sources as among the best in school history.[2][3] He was a member of the varsity from 1942 to 1944 and was a starter in the last two years, including being a captain as a senior.[4] He was named all-district twice and helped Wichita Falls win the district championship in 1944; Harris was also a first-team all-state selection that year and received a trophy from the Exchange Club of Wichita Falls for being voted the most outstanding player in the district.[2][3][5][6] He participated at the 1945 Oil Bowl and at the Texas High School Football All-Star Game.[2]
College career
Considered a top football recruit, Harris enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin while studying petroleum engineering, and began playing for the Texas Longhorns in 1945.[4] A two-way player, he won a starting role at center as a freshman in 1945 and was a consensus first-team All-Southwest Conference (SWC) selection and an honorable mention All-American.[7][8] The Associated Press (AP), in selecting him All-SWC, noted that the "tall freshman ... never turned in a mediocre performance. Always he was the defensive star. He won the center job on the all-conference in a walk."[9] He helped the Longhorns compile an overall record of 10–1 while winning the conference title, which included a win in the 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic.[10]
Harris repeated as a consensus first-team All-SWC selection in 1946 while helping Texas go 8–2 with a national ranking of 15th at the end of the year.[7][11] He was also named third-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).[12] In 1947, he moved to tackle and won his third consensus first-team All-SWC honor while being chosen first-team All-American by AP.[7][13] At age 19, he was the youngest player on AP's All-American squad.[14] He helped Texas finish fifth nationally with a 10–1 record that included a 1948 Sugar Bowl victory, receiving praise for his versatility, as Harris was able to perform well at all positions on the line and also excelled at several defensive positions.[15][16]
As a senior in 1948, Harris returned to center, was named co-team captain with Tom Landry, his close friend, and helped the Longhorns compile a record of 7–3–1 with a victory in the 1949 Orange Bowl.[17][18] The Austin American-Statesman described him as "probably the most valuable man in the Texas line" and noted that "on defense there is only one Dick Harris, only one man who can defend superbly against passes and runs, who can wreck interference and check ball carriers and roam behind the line with ... calculated abandon."[19] He won his fourth-straight consensus first-team All-SWC selection, something only one other Longhorn ever accomplished (Bobby Layne), and was selected a second-team All-American by AP, the fourth time in his collegiate career he was named an All-American (either as an honorable mention, third-team, second-team or first-team choice).[7][20] Harris was named the SWC Defensive MVP by the Houston Post for the 1948 season and was invited to the 1949 Chicago College All-Star Game.[2][21] He ended his collegiate career as one of the best linemen in Texas history; coach Blair Cherry said that Harris would "likely go down in history as the Southwest Conference's greatest lineman."[22][23]
Professional career
On July 8, 1948, the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), a rival to the National Football League (NFL), held a secret draft of players who were seniors in the 1948 season; Harris was selected by the Baltimore Colts with the second overall pick.[24][25] The Colts later traded his rights to the Cleveland Browns for Lu Gambino, and the Browns put him on their reserve list.[26] Harris was also selected in the first round – with the 11th overall pick – of the 1949 NFL draft, by the Chicago Bears.[27] He declined the offers to go into the oil business.[2] Prior to the 1950 NFL draft, the Browns (since merged into the NFL, along with the Colts and San Francisco 49ers) removed him from their reserve list, and the Colts then used another draft pick on him – their eighth round choice (93rd overall).[26][27] He was selected for the fourth time in the 1951 NFL draft – by the Detroit Lions with their 25th round selection (297th overall), but never played professionally.[26][27]
Personal life and honors
Harris went into the oil business after his collegiate career and later went into banking in 1960.[2][28] He served 33 years as the president of several banks in Amarillo and Austin before retiring in 1993.[28] He was married and had two sons.[28] Harris died in Fort Worth at the age of 75, on May 10, 2003.[28]
A poll by the Times Record News in 1949 named Harris the second-best center in Wichita Falls history, with him falling one vote behind the first-team selection.[29] He was inducted into the University of Texas Hall of Honor in 1971.[7] He was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1985 and into the Oil Bowl Hall of Fame in 1997.[2][30]
References
- ^ a b Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (subscription required). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Inductees: Dick Harris". Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
- ^ a b "Dick Harris Named Oustanding Player In District 2-AA". Times Record News. December 21, 1944. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Harris Of Coyotes To Join Longhorns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Associated Press. June 17, 1945. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dick Harris Receives Exchange Club Trophy". Times Record News. January 11, 1945. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coyote Center Dick Harris Named to All-State High School Grid Team". Wichita Falls Times. January 7, 1945. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Dick Harris (1971)". Texas Longhorns.
- ^ Cavagnaro, Bob (December 11, 1945). "Ex-Coyote Dick Harris Given Honorable Mention On Team". Times Record News. Associated Press. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Walker, Harris, Nicholson And Goode Honored". Big Spring Daily Herald. Associated Press. December 10, 1945. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1945 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1946 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "NEA 1946 All-America Team". The Lima News. November 25, 1946. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame, Michigan Powerhouses Dominate '47 AP All-American Team". The Spokesman-Review. December 3, 1947. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Underwood, W. L. (December 3, 1947). "Home Folsks Say Dick Real All-American Chap". Times Record News. p. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1947 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ Hart, Weldon (December 7, 1947). "Layne, Walker, Scott, Harris Leading Stars". The Austin American. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1948 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ Aron, Jaime; Freeman, Denne H. (September 7, 2001). "Dick Harris". I Remember Tom Landry. Sports Publishing, LLC. p. 219. ISBN 9781582614595.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gallagher, Jack (September 22, 1948). "Dick's Loss Tossse UT But Creates Enemy Glee". Austin American-Statesman. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smits, Ted (December 1, 1948). "Eleven Teams Represented On All-American; Walker Repeats". San Angelo Evening Standard. Associated Press. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Prell, Edward (June 16, 1949). "Texas Prawn Comes To Aid Of All-Stars". Chicago Tribune. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hawthorne, Bobby (September 2007). "The Best Ever". Longhorn Football: An Illustrated History. University of Texas Press. p. 274. ISBN 9780292714465.
- ^ "Was Dick Harris A Coyote Great?". Times Record News. January 24, 1949. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1949 AAFC Draft" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-17 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "1949 AAFC Draft". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c McIver, Stuart B. (January 23, 1950). "Few Big-Name Stars Among Colts' Draft Selections". The Baltimore Sun. p. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Dick Harris Stats". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c d "Harris was All-American for Longhorns". Austin American-Statesman. May 13, 2003. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sims, Bill (January 28, 1949). "Close Races Feature Final Balloting For All-Time Coyotes". Times Record News. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1996 – 1999 HOF Inductees". Oil Bowl.