Ronnie Harmon
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Position: | Queens, New York, U.S. | ||
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College: | Iowa | ||
NFL draft: | 1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||
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Ronnie Keith Harmon (born May 7, 1964) is an American former professional
Harmon was better known for his receiving rather than his rushing capabilities, a reputation he earned after committing four fumbles, all of which resulted in turnovers, in a 45–28 loss for
Harmon played four seasons with the Buffalo Bills. In his final game with Buffalo, a
Harmon also played in Super Bowl XXIX for the San Diego Chargers in their 49–26 loss against the 49ers, a game in which he led his team in receiving with 8 receptions for 68 yards. Ronnie's brothers Kevin and Derrick also played in the NFL.
Harmon is the only player in NFL history to average 4.5 yards per carry on 600 rushing attempts AND 10 yards per catch on 550 receptions. He is also one of only five running backs to ever gain over 10,000 all-purpose yards and have less than 20 fumbles, the other four players being Charlie Garner, Brian Westbrook, Priest Holmes and DeAngelo Williams.
Harmon was a consensus all-city football player at
Ronnie's brother Kevin replaced him at running back after his graduation from Iowa.
References
- ^ "1986 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Ronnie Harmon is one of the greatest Hawkeyes of all time, but don't remind Iowa fans of that". allhawkeyes.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-27.
- ^ Ronnie Harmon Buffalo Bills Drops Pass Cleveland Browns: YouTube
- ^ Harvin, Al. "FOOTBALL; Harmon Likes Seeing New York And Loves Playing in San Diego", The New York Times, November 23, 1991. Accessed May 19, 2008. "'I have to stay with my teammates out in New Jersey, but the first thing I'm going to do when I arrive is to head for Manhattan,' said Harmon, a consensus all-city football player at Bayside High School in Queens when the Commodores were a powerhouse in the late 1970s and early 1980s."