Andrew Harris

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrew Harris
Occupation	Canadian Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 24, 1987(1987-04-24)
Age	37
Birthplace	Winnipeg
Country	Canada
Birth City	Winnipeg
Horoscope	Taurus

Andrew Harris Biography

Andrew Harris is one of the most popular and richest Canadian Football Player who was born on April 24, 1987 in Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Canada. Andrew Harris (born April 24, 1987) is a professional Canadian football running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Harris is a two-time Grey Cup champion and was named the Most Valuable Canadian of the 99th Grey Cup following a BC Lions’ win, and won both the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Canadian in his Blue Bombers’ 107th Grey Cup win. He is a five-time CFL All-Star and a six-time CFL West All-Star. He played for the Lions for six seasons before joining the Blue Bombers in 2016 as a free agent. As a Bomber, he was named the 2017 Most Outstanding Canadian after leading the league in rushing and setting an all-time record for single-season receptions by a running back, he is the CFL leader in career rushing yards by a Canadian. He played junior football for the Vancouver Island Raiders of the Canadian Junior Football League.

BC Lions head coach and general manager Wally Buono took notice of Harris’s talents in junior football and claimed him as a territorial exemption in 2008. He joined the Lions practice roster in 2009, while continuing to play his final season of junior for the Raiders.

Following a strong 2011 campaign, Harris became the starting running back for the 2012 CFL season. Harris continued his strong play and became the ninth Canadian running back to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and the first Canadian BC Lion to rush for a 1,000 yards since Sean Millington in 2000. Fellow Canadian running back Jon Cornish also ran for 1,000 yards, marking the first time since 1956 that two Canadian running backs ran for 1,000 yards in the same season. Despite seeing increased rushing attempts in the 2013 CFL season, his total yards fell short of 1000, finishing with 998. Harris added 61 pass receptions for 513 yards. Prior to the 2014 CFL season Harris and the Lions agreed to a contract extension through the 2015 CFL season.

On December 29, 2011, Harris and the Lions agreed to a two-year contract extension, with an option for year three.

Harris was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and played high school football at Grant Park High School through his junior year. In his senior year, he transferred to Oak Park High School where he finished his high school football eligibility. His early years were spent in Steinbach, Manitoba, where he started playing the game of football at age 9 with the Eastman Raiders. Harris cites his idols as former Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Charles Roberts, and hockey player Steve Yzerman. Since joining the Lions and his following move to the Bombers, Harris has worn #33 as a tribute to a Vancouver Island Raiders teammate who died in a car crash in September 2008. Harris has a daughter and continues to make Winnipeg his home during the off-season. In November 2015, Harris bought Koncept nightclub in Nanaimo, British Columbia from Nanaimo city councillor Jerry Hong.

Andrew Harris Net Worth

Andrew Harris is one of the richest Canadian Football Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew Harris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Harris helped the underdog Blue Bombers win their first Grey Cup since 1990 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 107th Grey Cup game. He became the first ever player to win Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Canadian in Grey Cup history after he recorded 18 carries for 134 rushing yards, five catches for 35 receiving yards, and both a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown. Following the win of his hometown team Harris said “I’m so proud to be a Winnipegger and I can’t wait to get back and share this with all them. I just wanted to prove it to my teammates and deliver for them. Everything else, whatever. I just wanted to be the best player I could be today.”

Harris took the rare path to professional football by going through the junior system. Instead of joining a CIS football program after school, he joined the Vancouver Island Raiders of the Canadian Junior Football League. During his phenomenal junior career, he led the Raiders to three national championships (2006, 2008, and 2009) and broke a number of British Columbia conference and CJFL records, including all-time touchdowns and scoring. In 2009, he was awarded the Wally Buono Award for most outstanding junior football player in Canada.

In 2010, Harris earned a spot on the Lions active roster and was primarily used on special teams in his first season. He was named the CFL’s special teams player of the week on September 14, 2010.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Andrew Harris height 5 ft 10 in Andrew weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Andrew Harris Dating?

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During the 2019 CFL season, Harris surpassed the 8,000 rushing yard mark for his career, in a game against the Argonauts at home. On August 15, 2019, Harris became the all-time leader in yards from scrimmage by a Canadian player, surpassing Ben Cahoon’s 13,368 yards from scrimmage. In the same game, he passed Dave Thelen and entered the top ten all-time in rushing yards. Harris is the only player in league history to record over 4000 rushing yards with two different teams. On August 26, 2019 Harris was suspended two games by the league for violating the CFL/CFLPA drug policy after testing positive for Metandienone. In Winnipeg’s final regular season game, Harris broke the record previously held by Normie Kwong for career rushing yards by a Canadian player in the CFL; the play on which he broke the record set up Winnipeg’s game winning field goal over Calgary.

Facts & Trivia

Andrew Ranked on the list of most popular Canadian Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Andrew Harris celebrates birthday on April 24 of every year.

Is Andrew Harris still married?

It goes back to the start of last season. Going into training camp, Harris’s personal life was turbulent. Splitting with his wife and moving his daughter into a new home, he wasn’t as focused as he should have been. “I had so much sh– going on and I wasn’t in the right mind space going into 2021,” he acknowledged.

What nationality is Andrew Harris?

Canadian

Who is Andy Harris wife?

Sylvia Harris

How tall is Andrew Harris?

5′ 10″

Is Andrew Harris still a blue bomber?

Harris, 34, has played the past five seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, winning Grey Cups in 2019 and 2021 with the club. Free agent running back Andrew Harris has agreed to join the Toronto Argonauts , the team announced on Tuesday.