Topic: James Harrison
Quotes
This is how I feel -- if you want to see the Pittsburgh Steelers, invite us when we don't win the Super Bowl. As far as I'm concerned, he would've invited Arizona if they had won
Harrison to skip White House visit, again May 19, 2009
The play in the Super Bowl just let other people, who might not see it all the time, realize what James Harrison has been doing all along since getting his chance
Harrison in new deal with Pittsburgh Apr 13, 2009
It' been a very open process, and it's going about the way you would expect
Report: Steelers, Harrison talk contract Feb 12, 2009
I came away with a better understanding, and I guess they got a better understanding of how I see things
Steelers' Harrison speaks on fine for hit Nov 04, 2010
How can I continue to play this game the way that I've been taught to play this game since I was 10 years old
Fined Harrison says considering retirement Oct 20, 2010
James Harrison, Jr. (born May 4, 1978) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Kent State.
A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Harrison has earned Super Bowl rings with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII. He has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
Born in Akron, Ohio, Harrison was the youngest of 14 children to James Sr. (a chemical truck driver) and Mildred. He played little league baseball in Scranton, PA for Sloan little league's Green Team. He was selected to the All-Star team in 1991. He grew up in Akron, and his favorite NFL team was the Cleveland Browns, who played only 40 miles from his house. His mother did not want him to play at first. It took both Harrison and his best friend from childhood, David Walker, to convince her. When he started to play, he excelled at both linebacker and running back. He attended two high schools his freshman year, Archbishop Hoban High School before attending Coventry High School. He was one of the first African-Americans to play football at Coventry, and he graduated in 1998.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article "James Harrison."