American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1948)

Richard Harris

Richard Drew Harris was an American professional football player who was a defensive end who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was an All-American in 1970 for Grambling and was selected in the first round of the 1971 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, the first defensive player chosen. Harris was named to the NFL All-Rookie team in 1971 and was widely regarded as one of the fastest defensive linemen in professional football before being hobbled by knee injuries.

Born

1930

October 1

Died

2011

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1930s

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2011 Died

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-331 Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
366 Pope Damasus I is consecrated.
959 Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England, in succession to Eadwig.
965 Pope John XIII is consecrated.

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The world in 1930

When Richard arrived

april 18 A fire kills 118 people at a wooden church in the small Romanian town of Costești, most of them schoolchildren, after starting during Good Friday services.
april 2 After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
april 22 The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
april 28 The Independence Producers host the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.

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Jimmy Carter 1924–2024 American politician, 39th President of the United States (born 1924) Bonnie Parker 1910–1934 American criminal (born 1910) Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg 1910–2012 Polish-Israeli rabbi and author (born 1910) Dave Arneson 1947–2009 American game designer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons (born 1947) Donny Hathaway 1945–1979 American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1945) Duncan Edwards 1936–1958 English footballer (born 1936) Emilio Botín 1934–2014 Spanish banker and businessman (died 2014) Jeff Reardon 1955– American baseball player Marcus Stephen 1969– Nauruan weightlifter and politician, 27th President of Nauru

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1930

Ahmad Shah of Pahang (died 2019) 1930– Alfred Balk 1930–2010 American journalist and author (died 2010) Alifa Rifaat 1930– Egyptian author (died 1996) Anne Francis 1930–2011 American actress (born 1930) Antony Armstrong-Jones 1930–2017 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and a former member of the British royal family (born 1930) Carolyn Jones 1930–1983 American actress (died 1983) Chris Barber 1930– English trombonist and bandleader (died 2021) David Dacko 1930–2003 Central African politician, 1st president of the Central African Republic (died 2003) Dolores Huerta 1930– American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers

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