Ronnie Harmon
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Queens, New York, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 7, 1964 Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Bayside (Queens) | ||||||||||||
| College | Iowa | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1986: 1st round, 16th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Ronnie Keith Harmon (born May 7, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1997.
Harmon was born in Queens, New York and played scholastically at Bayside High School in Queens, where he was a consensus all-city selection.[1]
He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, twice earning first-team all-conference honors in the Big Ten. As a senior, he was selected as a second-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.[2]
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 Iowa against UCLA in the 1986 Rose Bowl Game. It was a disappointing end to an otherwise superb season for Harmon, who rushed for 1,111 yards, caught 49 passes for 597 yards, and scored 10 touchdowns. Harmon finished his four seasons at Iowa with 4,028 yards from scrimmage, 126 receptions, 30 touchdowns, and 626 return yards on special teams.[3]
Ronnie's brother Kevin replaced him at running back after his graduation from Iowa.