Marvin Harrison
Marvin Harrison was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on August 25th, 1972 and is the Football Player. At the age of 51, Marvin Harrison biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Marvin Darnell Harrison (born August 25, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football for Syracuse University, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft.
He spent all 13 of his NFL seasons with the Colts, most of them with quarterback Peyton Manning, and is widely considered as one of the greatest and most productive wide receivers in NFL history.
He earned a Super Bowl ring with the team in Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears. Harrison was a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist for the Classes of 2014 and 2015 before being elected in 2016, the same year his former coach Tony Dungy was voted into the Hall.
Personal life
Harrison was sued in a civil lawsuit by Dwight Dixon, a convicted drug dealer, after Dixon was shot outside Chuckie's Garage, a North Philadelphia business owned by Harrison, on April 29, 2008. The two men had been in a fight minutes prior to the shooting over an issue that happened a few weeks earlier, when Dixon and Harrison got into a verbal argument when Harrison denied Dixon entry into Playmakers, a sports bar owned and operated by Harrison. Dixon alleged that Harrison was the gunman who shot at him. On January 6, 2009, Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham confirmed that the gun that fired shots at Dixon was the same model as Harrison's gun, but they had been unable to determine who pulled the trigger.
Abraham also stated that she was not going to pursue charges in this case due to conflicting witness statements. In fact, within a week of the first shooting, Marvin Harrison was not considered a suspect. Dixon, who had initially given the police a false name and claimed he was robbed by two men when interviewed at the hospital, was subsequently convicted of filing a false report for this incident on January 28, 2009. Dixon was sentenced to 6 months probation. Dixon's attorney reportedly sought a new trial as the conviction violated Dixon's parole in an unrelated case. Harrison was also sued by Robert Nixon, a victim caught in the crossfire of the shooting who identified Harrison as the shooter in a statement to the police.
Dixon died on July 21, 2009 after he was shot several times while in his car outside a building two blocks away from Harrison's sports bar. At the hospital after the shooting, detectives questioned Dixon before surgery and he stated that it stemmed from the Harrison incident a year prior and that Harrison had hired a gunman to shoot him. An informant also made a statement asserting the gunman that killed Dixon was Lonnie Harrison, Marvin Harrison's cousin. On June 16, 2010, Shaun Assael of ESPN The Magazine reported that the police confiscated a 9mm handgun from Harrison during a routine traffic stop on Wednesday in Philadelphia. They tested the gun to see if it matched three spent 9mm shell casings that ended up inside the truck driven by Dwight Dixon at the scene of an April 2008 shooting. Dixon, who eventually was shot and killed after filing a civil lawsuit, claimed that the casings came from a second gun that Harrison fired. Authorities already have matched other bullets to a separate gun that Harrison owns—and that he stated was in his home on the day the shooting occurred. They found the gun during a search of Harrison's Escalade. The stop occurred as Harrison drove the vehicle the wrong way on a one-way street. Harrison claimed he did not have a gun. But the police believed they saw Harrison put what appeared to be a weapon in the console between the two front seats. They concluded that they had probable cause to search the vehicle, and they found the gun. Harrison was not charged.
Another incident occurred in 2014 when Harrison narrowly escaped a Philadelphia shooting.
Harrison's son, Marvin Jr., announced his commitment to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team as wide receiver on October 31, 2019.
College career
Harrison played for Syracuse University, where he was a three-year starter for the Syracuse Orange football team, working with quarterback Donovan McNabb in his last year. Harrison set a school record of 2,718 career receiving yards, which stood until 2017, when Steve Ishmael broke it in the last game of his career. Harrison also scored 42 punts for 542 yards and two touchdowns, putting him second in school history with 20 receiving touchdowns. Harrison earned a degree in Retail Management.
Harrison was named to the upcoming College Football Hall of Fame ballot for the fourth year in a row.
Professional career
Harrison was selected by the Indianapolis Colts as the 19th pick in the 1996 NFL Draft, a pick that was made in a trade that led to Jeff George's release to the Atlanta Falcons. Harrison went on to be one of the top receivers from that draft class, including Keyshawn Johnson, Eric Moulds, Bobby Engram, Muhsin Muhammad, Eddie Kenny, Terry Glenn, Amani Toomer, Joe Horn, and Terrell Owens, among others.
Harrison set a new Herman Moore's single-season receptions record by 20 receptions in 2002. He had 143 catches and 1,722 yards receiving. Michael Thomas of the New Orleans Saints tied the record for the first time in history on December 22, 2019. Harrison became the fourth player in NFL history to reach 1000 receptions in December 2006, joining Jerry Rice (1549), Cris Carter (1101), and Tim Brown (1094). He is also one of the few wide receivers in football history to reach 100 touchdowns.
In 2005, Harrison had five hundred+ yards receiving games in a seven-game stretch late in the season. During Week 15, he defeated Isaac Bruce to rank 10th in all-time receiving yards and also the most coveted among active players. He held the title for only two seasons until Bruce regained possession in Week 15 of 2007. Harrison had bruised his knee against the Denver Broncos while attempting a block and was suspended for the season, with just a small appearance in their lone playoff game of the season. Harrison missed just the second time in regular-season action due to injuries, and the first since 1998.
Harrison caught his 1,095th career reception on December 14, 2008, beating Tim Brown for third all time. During a 23–0 Colts win over the Tennessee Titans on December 28, 2008, he passed Cris Carter to rank second on the all-time NFL reception record list with 1,102 receptions.
Harrison asked for and was granted his freedom by the Colts following the 2008 NFL season. Harrison resigned from football after being out of the entire 2009 season.
During a week 12 game against the Carolina Panthers on November 27, 2011, Harrison was inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor. Harrison is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, inducting in the Class of 2016.