John Harrington (American football)
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Reedsburg, Wisconsin, U.S.
Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
 Harrington in 1946 | |||||||||
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| Positions | End, defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born | April 15, 1921 Reedsburg, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | January 8, 1992 (aged 70) Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Reedsburg (Reedsburg, Wisconsin) | ||||||||
| College | Marquette | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1945: 8th round, 68th overall pick | ||||||||
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John Patrick Harrington (April 15, 1921 – January 8, 1992) was an American professional football end and defensive end who played two seasons for the Cleveland Browns and Chicago Rockets in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Harrington attended Marquette University and became the football team's captain in 1942. He joined the military in 1944 and played for Air Force teams in 1944 and 1945. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in 1945 but instead signed with the Browns before the team's inaugural season in 1946. Harrington played in one season for the Browns before he was traded to the Rockets in 1947.
Harrington was born and grew up in Reedsburg, Wisconsin; he also attended high school there.[1] After graduating, he went to Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and played his first football game for the college team in 1941, when he was a sophomore.[2] Harrington, who played as an end, had two touchdown catches in one of his first games against Kansas.[3] In 1942, he was named the Marquette football team's captain.[1]
Harrington then entered the Second Air Force during World War II and was the captain of the unit's Superbombers football team, who played in the Treasury Bond Bowl in 1944.[4] In 1945, Harrington played with the Fourth Air Force's football team, the Flyers.[5]
