Ed Harmon
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
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| Born: | December 16, 1946 North Tonawanda, New York | ||
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| College: | University of Louisville | ||
| NFL draft: | 1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||
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Edward Charles Harmon (born December 16, 1946 in North Tonawanda, New York) is a former American football linebacker for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals in the 1969 AFL Season.
Early years
Harmon was born in North Tonawanda, a suburb of Buffalo, in Western New York. There, he attended Bishop Gibbons High School. He was known most as a linebacker and fullback for the University of Louisville. There, he began as a fullback, a second stringer behind Wayne Patrick.[1] However, after being deemed "too valuable" to be a second stringer, he was moved to linebacker, and made a name for himself at that position as a hard hitter with ferocious intensity. In 1966, he set a single-game school record with 16 tackles while playing against the University of Tulsa.
He was inducted into the University of Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Harmon was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys with the 3rd round (71st overall) in the 1968 NFL Draft. The Cowboys were deep at linebacker and he couldn't make the team, so he spent his rookie season in the team's taxi squad. In 1969, the Cowboys decided to convert him to defensive end, but he still was waived before the start of the season. Instead of signing again with the team's taxi squad, he decided to find another team.[2]
Cincinnati Bengals
In 1969 he signed as a free agent with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was voted the player of the game against the New York Jets. Harmon was waived injured the following year and never played football again.
Personal life
He played rugby in Chicago and Louisville.