Wendell Harris
Wendell Preston Harris, Jr.
Born: October 2, 1940
Baton Rouge, LA USA
Deceased: January 7, 2024
Baton Rouge, LA
Position: DB-K
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: LSU
High School: Baton Rouge (LA)
Career: 1962-1967
Drafted: 1962 in Round 1, #9 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Drafted: 1962 in Round 7, #51 overall (AFL) by the San Diego Chargers
Wendell Harris played from 1962 to 1967 during his career with the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants. Harris intercepted 8 passes for 169 yards in his career.
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Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 9 | 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 11 | 8 | 72.7 | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 11 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 21 | 0 | 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 17 | 214 | 12.6 | 39 | 0 | 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 27 | 275 | 10.2 | 39 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 31 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 8 | 198 | 24.8 | 41 | 0 | 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 12 | 293 | 24.4 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 38 | 0 | 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 36 | 0 | 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 8 | 169 | 21.1 | 38 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1963 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1964 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1962 | NFL Baltimore Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1967 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1962 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 9 | 1963 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 2 | 1964 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 4 | 1965 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 14 | 14 | 1966 | NFL | New York Giants | 13 | 13 | 1967 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 7 |
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