 Harrah in 1974 | |||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | (1953-03-09)March 9, 1953 (age 72) Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Stonewall Jackson (WV) | ||||||
| College | Miami (FL) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1975: 1st round, 11th overall pick | ||||||
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Dennis Wayne Harrah (born March 9, 1953) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anoffensive lineman for 13 seasons with theLos Angeles Rams of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMiami Hurricanes. He played for and graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston, West Virginia - now Stonewall Jackson Middle School.
Harrah was a 1974All-American selection byNEA andTSN,Time magazine as a tackle. He was a Second-team All-America pick byUPI andAP. Was a 6-5 259 senior who could run a 4.8 40-yard dash and bench press 500 pounds. He is a member of theUniversity of Miami Sports Hall of Fame.
Harrah was selected eleventh overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the1975 NFL draft. He helped the Rams win theNFC West six times (1975–79 and 1985) and the 1979NFC Championship Game. During his tenure with the team, the Rams led the NFC in Points Scored in 1976, Total Yards Gained in 1980, and Yards Rushing in 1976 and 1980. He served as team captain for six years and played in thePro Bowl six times.
As a rookie in 1975, Harrah backed up starterJoe Scibelli and played on special teams. In 1976, he took over at right guard and held that position for 12 seasons. He was nicknamed "Herk" by his teammates, short forHercules.[1] Harrah was one of the players who appeared in the1986 Rams promotional video,Let's Ram It,[2] introducing himself with the rapped line "I'm amountain man fromWest VA."[3]