John Harvey (Canadian football)
| Date of birth | January 26, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Austin, Texas |
| Date of death | May 30, 2024 |
| Place of death | |
| Career information | |
| Status | Retired |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | RB |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| US college | Tyler Junior |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1973 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 1974–1975 | Memphis Southmen |
| 1976 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1977 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1973 |
| CFL East All-Star | 1973 |
| Awards | 1973 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
John Harvey (born January 26, 1950) is a former award-winning Canadian Football League running back.
In 1970, he was a junior college 1st team All-American at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas.[1]
Despite being recruited to play at Texas by Darrell Royal, he instead played for Texas-Arlington before going pro.[2] He burst into the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes in 1973. Rushing for 1024 yards, with an incredible 7.5 yards per rush average and 32 pass receptions, he was an all-star and won the Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy, being runner up as CFL MVP.[3]
Like many other players lured by the big money, he jumped to the World Football League in 1974, playing 2 seasons with the Memphis Southmen. In his first season, he rushed for 945 yards, caught 21 passes for 275 yards, scored 5 touchdowns, and threw 3 passes (one for a touchdown.) In 1975, rushing behind future NFL Hall-of-Famer Larry Csonka, he gained 137 yards, caught 8 passes for 107 yards, scored 4 touchdowns, and threw 2 passes (1 for a touchdown.) In the short history of the WFL he was 13th on the all-time rushing list, with 1082 yards.[4]
When the WFL folded, he returned to the CFL, playing 10 games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1976 (rushing for 68 yards, catching 26 passes for 459 yards, and 5 touchdowns) and 1 game for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1977.
References
[edit]- ^ Tyler Junior College Apache's Football All Americans Archived 2017-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "John Harvey - Football". University of Texas Arlington Athletics.
- ^ "John Harvey". The Encyclopedia of CFL History.
- ^ World Football League - Statistics
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