Isaiah "Ike" Harris (born November 27, 1952) is a former

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wide receiver in the

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for the

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(1975–77) and the

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(1978–81). Harris played

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. In 1974, he played for the

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of the

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. He next joined the NFL, where he caught 211 passes in his career for 16 touchdowns. Harris was President of BellSouth Enterprises and was named one of the 75 Most Powerful African-Americans in Corporate America by ''Black Enterprise Magazine''. Harris has been a member of the board of directors of CIGNA Corporation since 2005, and has been named to take over as non-executive chairman of the board on January 1, 2010.https://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200906241944DOWJONESDJONLINE000818_FORTUNE5.htm

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