John Harvey (American football)
Encyclopedia
John Lewis Harvey is a former National Football League
running back
who played one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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. Harvey currently holds three school records, Most Career Rushing Yards, with 3,118, Most Rushing Yards in a Seaon with 1,587 and Most Rushing touchdowns in a game with 6. After graduating in 1984, Harvey went to college at the University of Texas at El Paso
. After his time at UTEP, Harvey was signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
, serving as a running back and kickoff returner during the 1990 season. He scored one touchdown during the 1990 season.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
who played one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
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Career
Harvey attended Spring Valley High School in Spring Valley, New YorkSpring Valley, New York
Spring Valley, incorporated on July 9, 1902 is a village spanning the Town of Ramapo and Town of Clarkstown in Rockland County, New York, United States located north of Nanuet; east of Airmont and Monsey; south of Hillcrest and west of West Nyack...
. Harvey currently holds three school records, Most Career Rushing Yards, with 3,118, Most Rushing Yards in a Seaon with 1,587 and Most Rushing touchdowns in a game with 6. After graduating in 1984, Harvey went to college at the University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. Its campus is located on the bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. The school was founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy,...
. After his time at UTEP, Harvey was signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
, serving as a running back and kickoff returner during the 1990 season. He scored one touchdown during the 1990 season.