American football player
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1952-07-13) July 13, 1952 (age 72) Lake City, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Jacksonville (FL) New Stanton | ||||||||
| College: | Texas Southern | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 11 / pick: 279 | ||||||||
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Harold Jerome Hart (born July 13, 1952) is an American former professional football running back who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Oakland Raiders and New York Giants. He was selected by the Raiders in the eleventh round of the 1974 NFL draft. He played college football at Texas Southern University. Hart was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Early life
Hart played high school football at New Stanton Senior High School in Jacksonville, Florida. He played his first two years at quarterback before converting to running back. He rushed for 1,900 yards and 13 touchdowns his senior year in 1969. He also earned first-team All-State honors and played in the North-South All-Star game.
College career
Hart was a four-year starter for the Texas Southern Tigers, rushing for over 2,000 yards.
Professional career
Hart was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 279th pick in the 1974 NFL draft. In 1975, he returned a 102-yard kick off for a touchdown in Week 1 of Monday Night Football against the Miami Dolphins
Hart was chosen by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1976 NFL expansion draft. He missed the 1976 season due to injury and was released before the start of the 1977 season.
Hart played in one game for the New York Giants in 1977.
Hart played in seven games for the Oakland Raiders in 1978.
References
- "HAROLD HART". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "Athletes of the Century: Harold Hart". jacksonville.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ "Harold Hart". bucpower.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
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- Living people
- 1952 births
- Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
- American football running backs
- Texas Southern Tigers football players
- Oakland Raiders players
- New York Giants players
- Players of American football from Lake City, Florida
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen