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Whatever happened to these 30 forgotten college football superstars?

By Dante Pryor

Peter Warrick #9 of the Florida State Seminoles: (Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport)
Peter Warrick #9 of the Florida State Seminoles: (Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport) /
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2 Oct 1993: Running back Raymont Harris of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs down the field during a game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won the game 51-3. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau /Allsport
2 Oct 1993: Running back Raymont Harris of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs down the field during a game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won the game 51-3. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau /Allsport /

19. Raymont Harris, running back, Ohio State

Injuries hampered Raymont Harris’ football career. A fourth-round pick by the Chicago Bears in 1994, Harris became Chicago’s starting fullback when an injury cut incumbent fullback Merrill Hodge’s career short. During the 1994 season, Harris had 700 total yards as a rookie.

After missing the 1995 season, Harris led the Bears in rushing in 1996 and 1997 with 748 and 1,033 yards. 1997 was Harris’s best season as a pro, finishing sixth in the NFL with ten rushing touchdowns. 1997 was also the last season Harris was an impact player in the league.

Injuries plagued Harris the rest of his career, and he retired from professional football in 2001.

While at Ohio State, Raymont Harris was part of the assembly line of great running backs from Ohio. Harris spent his first three years in a reserve, rotational role. His freshman year, Harris backed up Robert Smith, rushing for 514 yards primarily as a fullback.

When Harris got the opportunity to move from fullback to the featured tailback, he took the full opportunity. As a senior, Harris had one of the best single seasons in Buckeyes’ history. Harris’s 1,344 rushing yards was the ninth-best single-season when he graduated, finishing sixth all-time in rushing yards.

Harris’s 235 yards against BYU is the best bowl game rushing performance in Buckeye history as well.

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