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Chris Harris (other)
Chris Harris may refer to: Sportspeople * Chris Harris (basketball) (1933–2022), English basketballer * Chris Harris (cricketer) (born 1969), New Zealand cricketer * Chris Harris (darts player), Welsh darts player * Chris Harris (rower) (born 1985), New Zealand rower * Chris Harris (rugby union) (born 1990), English born, Scottish rugby union player * Chris Harris (safety) (born 1982), American football coach and former NFL player * Chris Harris (speedway rider) (born 1982), English motorcycle speedway rider * Chris Harris (wrestler) (born 1973), American professional wrestler * Chris Harris Jr. (born 1989), American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints Others * Chris Harris (actor) (1942–2014), English performer and writer specialising in pantomime and comic acting * Chris Harris (journalist) (born 1975), English automotive journalist and automotive racing driver * Chris Harris (New South Wales politician) (born 1951), City of Sydney councillor and Green politician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Harris (basketball)
Christopher R. Harris (11 August 1933 - 2 October 2022) was a British sports broadcaster and professional basketball player. A 6'3" shooting guard, he was the first player from the United Kingdom to compete in the American National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the first undrafted foreign-born player to play in the league's history.Mark Woods. "My folks thought I was a basketcase to take up hoops". '' Sunday Mail''. 11 January 2004. Sport, 21. Early life Harris moved from Southampton to New York City when he was young. For generations, cross-Atlantic shipping was the family trade, on both his mother's and father's side. Two of his uncles, Charles and Clifford Harris, were White Star Line crewmembers who went down on the ''Titanic''. The game of basketball was a mystery to his relatives. In a 2004 interview, Harris said, "My folks didn't even know what basketball was. I remember as a kid, I had a little basket in my back yard on dirt, but they kept telling me to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
