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 football linebacker. He played college football at Prairie View A&M from 1966 to 1969 and professional football for the Houston Oilers in 1970.

Early years

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

Prairie View

Harvey played college football at Prairie View A&M 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.