Chick Harris

Chick Harris
Personal information
Born	Script error: No such module "person date".; Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	Script error: No such module "person date".; Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
High school	Polytechnic (Long Beach, California)
College	Long Beach CC (1965–1966); Northern Arizona (1967–1968)
Positions	Defensive back, running back, wide receiver
Career history
	Colorado State (1970–1972) (WR); Long Beach State (1973) (WR); Detroit Wheels (1974) (OB/R); Washington (1975–1980) (DB); Buffalo Bills (1981–1982) (RB); Seattle Seahawks (1983–1991) (OB); Los Angeles Rams (1992–1993) (RB); Los Angeles Rams (1994) (OC); Carolina Panthers (1995–2001) (RB); Houston Texans (2002–2013) (RB);
	Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference
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	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cleveland C. "Chick" Harris (September 21, 1945 – January 7, 2025) was an American football coach. He was a running backs coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 2013. He was also the offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams in 1994.

Early life

Cleveland C. Harris was born on September 21, 1945, in Durham, North Carolina.^[1]^[2] He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California.^[1]

Harris participated in both football and track at Long Beach City College.^[3] He played wide receiver for Long Beach from 1965 to 1966.^[1]^[3] He was inducted into the LBCC Foundation Hall Of Champions in 2008.^[3] Harris played defensive back and running back for the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks from 1967 to 1968.^[4]^[1] He was also a sprinter on Northern Arizona's track team.^[4] He was inducted into the NAU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.^[4]

Coaching career

Harris began his coaching career at the collegiate level. He was the wide receivers coach at Colorado State from 1970 to 1972, the wide receivers coach at Long Beach State in 1973, and the defensive backs coach at Washington from 1975 to 1980.^[5]

Harris' first job at the professional level was as the offensive backs/receivers coach for the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League in 1974.^[1] He was later a running backs coach in the National Football League from 1981 to 2013 with the Buffalo Bills (1981–1982), Seattle Seahawks (1983–1991, offensive backfield), Los Angeles Rams (1992–1993), Carolina Panthers (1995–2001), and Houston Texans (2002–2013).^[6]^[5] He was also the offensive coordinator of the Rams in 1994.^[2] Having been with the Texans since the team's inception in 2002, Harris became the longest tenured coach in franchise history when Joe Marciano was fired on December 6, 2013.^[7] However, Harris himself was fired by new head coach Bill O'Brien less than a month later.^[8]

Personal life

Harris died on January 7, 2025, at age 79 in Atlanta, Georgia.^[9]^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "Chick Harris". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Chick Harris". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Cleveland "Chick" Harris". Long Beach City College. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "1985 NAU Athletics Hall of Fame Class". Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "2013 Houston Texans Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Texans. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
↑ "Chick Harris". Pro-Football-History.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
↑ "Chick Harris". Houston Texans. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2026.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)
↑ "Chick Harris, longest tenured Texans coach, fired". KHOU. January 4, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
↑ Williams, Charean (January 7, 2025). "Former NFL assistant coach Chick Harris dies at 79". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

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[pfa-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 "Chick Harris". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

[pfr-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Chick Harris". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

[lb-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 "Cleveland "Chick" Harris". Long Beach City College. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

[nau-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "1985 NAU Athletics Hall of Fame Class". Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

[2013m-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "2013 Houston Texans Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Texans. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

[6] "Chick Harris". Pro-Football-History.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

[7] "Chick Harris". Houston Texans. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2026.CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)

[8] "Chick Harris, longest tenured Texans coach, fired". KHOU. January 4, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

[Williams-9] Williams, Charean (January 7, 2025). "Former NFL assistant coach Chick Harris dies at 79". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

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Personal information
Born	Script error: No such module "person date". Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	Script error: No such module "person date". Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
High school	Polytechnic (Long Beach, California)
College	Long Beach CC (1965–1966) Northern Arizona (1967–1968)
Positions	Defensive back, running back, wide receiver
Career history
Colorado State (1970–1972) (WR) Long Beach State (1973) (WR) Detroit Wheels (1974) (OB/R) Washington (1975–1980) (DB) Buffalo Bills (1981–1982) (RB) Seattle Seahawks (1983–1991) (OB) Los Angeles Rams (1992–1993) (RB) Los Angeles Rams (1994) (OC) Carolina Panthers (1995–2001) (RB) Houston Texans (2002–2013) (RB)

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Stats at Pro Football Reference