Nfl marvin harrison biography

American football player (born 1972)

This article is about the Pro Football Hall of Famer. For his son and professional football player, see Marvin Harrison Jr.

American football player

Marvin Darnell Harrison Sr. (born August 25, 1972) is an American former professional footballwide receiver who played 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), playing much of it with quarterback Peyton Manning. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was selected by the Colts in the first round of the 1996 NFL draft.

Harrison earned a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in Super Bowl XLI where they beat the Chicago Bears. An eight-time Pro Bowler and All-Pro member, he held the record for most receptions in a single season (143) until it was broken by Michael Thomas (149) in 2019. Harrison was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016 and is widely considered one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history.

Early life

Harrison was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended and played high school football at Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia.

College career

Harrison attended Syracuse University; he was a three-year starter for the football team, playing with quarterbackDonovan McNabb in his final year. He was named as a captain for the 1995 season. In a game against West Virginia in the 1995 season, he had a 96-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb. He was the Big East Specia

Marvin Harrison wasn’t known for talking smack and going crazy whenever he scored a touchdown.

Quite the opposite, actually.

While Harrison barely uttered a word, his play on the gridiron was loud and emphatic.

We’re talking about the wide receiver with the ninth-most receiving yards and fifth-most receiving touchdowns in NFL history.

We’re also talking about a member of the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor.

No wonder Marvin Harrison is enshrined in Canton, OH.

Despite the off-field controversy Harrison has stirred in recent years, he remains one of the best wideouts to ever wear the Horseshoe.

Early Life

Marvin Darnell Harrison was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 25, 1972.

Harrison grew up at North 24th and West Thompson Streets, per ESPN.

He was just two years old when his father passed away at just twenty-two years of age due to natural causes.

GQ identified the father as Marvin Greer, a gang member who had three sons with three different women.

A decade later, his mother Linda moved him and his sister to the Northwest section of the city.

Raising two children by herself, Linda Harrison worked two jobs to make ends meet.

Marvin would take it all in and eventually develop the discipline and work ethic that made him a legendary wide receiver in the National Football League some two decades later.

He also practiced that work ethic when he worked as a busboy at a Friendly’s restaurant during his high school days.

Harrison also worked several summer jobs including hauling equipment, mowing grass, painting football stands, and cleaning locker rooms.

He earned an estimated $4,500 for his efforts every summer.

Marvin Harrison attended Roman Catholic High School in Philly.

Philly Native & Roman Catholic High School Grad Marvin Harrison is elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame pic.twitter.com/beCmMKeizQ

— Jeff Skversky (@JeffSkversky)

American football player (born 2002)

American football player

Marvin Darnell Harrison Jr. (born August 11, 2002) is an American professional footballwide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he was a two-time unanimous All-American, one of only eleven players in Big Ten Conference history, and the Fred Biletnikoff Award winner in 2023. Harrison was selected fourth overall by the Cardinals in the 2024 NFL draft. He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Marvin Harrison.

Early life

Harrison was born on August 11, 2002, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Dawne Harrison and Marvin Harrison, a Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver who played for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts from 1996 to 2008. Harrison grew up playing football and basketball, ultimately deciding to focus solely on football when he entered high school. He attended La Salle College High School as a freshman before transferring to St. Joseph's Preparatory School. At St. Joseph's Harrison would help lead the team to three consecutive state championships while setting Philadelphia Catholic League career records with 2,625 receiving yards and 37 receiving touchdowns. While at St. Joseph's, he played with future Ohio State teammate Kyle McCord.

Coming out of high school Harrison was a four-star prospect ranked as the nation's 14th best receiver recruit. He committed to play college football at Ohio State University over offers from Florida, Michigan, Penn State, LSU, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, and his father's alma mater Syracuse. Harrison cited wide receiver coach Brian Hartline as well as the school's atmosphere, facilities and his existing relationship with fellow