Claude Harvey

Claude Harvey
Harvey, 1973 Philadelphia Eagles Media Guide
No. 88
PositionLinebacker
Personal information
Born (1948-03-27) March 27, 1948
Willis, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
CollegePrairie View A&M
NFL draft1970: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Claude Edward Harvey (born March 27, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1970. He played college football for the Prairie View A&M Panthers from 1966 to 1969.

Early years

Harvey was born in Willis, Texas, in 1948. He attended A. R. Tuner High school.[1]

Prairie View

Harvey played college football for the Panthers at Prairie View A&M University from 1966 to 1969.[2] While at Prairie View, he majored in physical education and received two varsity letters in football and three in track.[1] He competed in the javelin for the track team.

Professional football

Harvey was signed as a free agent by the Houston Oilers in July 1970.[3] He was initially assigned to the taxi squad, but he was activated at the end of October.[4] He appeared in a total of five games for the Oilers.[5] He was released by the Oilers in September 1971.[6] He was later signed by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1973 but did not appear in any regular-season games.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "1973 Philadelphia Eagles Media Guide" (PDF). p. 44.
  2. ^ a b "Claude Harvey". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Hal Lundgren (July 24, 1970). "Harvey Needs More Weight to Contend". The Houston Chronicle. p. 1 (section 3) – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Campbell on 'move' list, Harvey activated". The Houston Post. October 31, 1970. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Claude Harvey". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Oilers Release Five Gridders". The Marshall News Messenger. September 2, 1971. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.