Arlen Harris
No. 33
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1980-04-22) April 22, 1980
Chester, Pennsylvania
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Downingtown
College:University of Virginia
Undrafted:2003
Career history

Arlen Quincy Harris Sr. (born April 22, 1980) is a former NFL running back who played for the St. Louis Rams, Detroit Lions, and the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the University of Virginia and Hofstra University. He won a PIAA State Championship at Downingtown High School as a player in 1997. He won a MSHSAA State Championship at Lutheran St. Charles in 2021 as the head varsity coach, named Coach of the Year along with his oldest son AJ receiving Offensive POY and his youngest son Ayden Defensive POY.

Biography

Arlen was born in Chester, Pennsylvania,[1] and was considered one of the top 3 running backs coming out of Downingtown High School where he won a PIAA State Championship and broke Tony Dorsett rushing record. He was a Parade All-American. He also played in the Big 33 All-Star game vs the top players in Ohio and walked away with MVP. In college, Harris did not play his junior year, due to an injury to his knee, or his senior year because he transferred and lost that year's eligibility. So, Harris did not play football for two years until he made his return to football in the Paradise Bowl all-star game in Las Vegas and was named MVP.[2]

Harris was a priority free agent, and signed by the NFL's St. Louis Rams. He played three seasons with the Rams, starting three games and scoring 3 touchdowns versus the Steelers #1 defense.[3] He moved to the Detroit Lions in 2006, also starting three games there also.[4] He ended his career with the Atlanta Falcons with a knee injury in the last pre-season game vs the Baltimore Ravens.

Harris now runs his own business, Run It Performance, that develops top youth and high school running backs around the country. He is also heavily involved in the community with his Live Fearless & Free foundation, church, and various youth programs. Harris has been married to his wife Heather for 22 years, and together they have three children, Caeli, Arlen Jr., and Ayden.

In 2017, Harris was inducted into the Chester County Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

In 2018 , Harris was inducted into the Downingtown High School Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ↑ Starkey, Joe. "Play of the Game: Harris breaks loose". www.archive.triblive.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ↑ McPherson, Chris. "Harris enjoying success in St. Louis" Archived 2016-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Daily Local News, October 30, 2003. Retrieved on May 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary (Eds.). The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, p. 291. ESPN Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
  4. ↑ CBS Sports. "Arlen Harris, NFL". Retrieved on May 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Arlen Harris". www.chestercountysportshalloffame.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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