Dickie Harris

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Dickie Harris
Date of birth:	1950
Place of birth:
Career information
Position(s):	Defensive back
College:	University of South Carolina
Organizations
As player:
1972-1980 1982	Montreal Alouettes Montreal Concordes
Career highlights and Awards
CFL All-Star:	1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Canadian Football Hall of Fame

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Dickie Harris (born 1950) was an all-star defensive back with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Harris started his 10 year career with the Alouettes in 1972, spanning 134 games. He was an 8-time all-star and won the Grey Cup in 1974 and 1977. His 38 interceptions for 631 yards are team records as is his 118-yard interception return. He retired in 1980, but returned to the Montreal Concordes in 1982 for 3 games.

He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1999. In November, 2006, Harris was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#33) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.