Welton John "Jack" Harris (September 29, 1902 – December 28, 1973) was a player in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

. Harris was born on September 29, 1902 in Jackson, Michigan. He attended high school in Racine, Wisconsin and played at the collegiate level at the

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. Harris played with the Green Bay Packers for two seasons. He was captain of the

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Wisconsin team. In his final game for Wisconsin, against

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, he gained more yards rushing, 193, than the whole Chicago team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Jack Sportspeople from Jackson, Michigan Sportspeople from Racine, Wisconsin Players of American football from Michigan Players of American football from Wisconsin Green Bay Packers players Wisconsin Badgers football players 1902 births 1973 deaths Sportspeople from the Milwaukee metropolitan area

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