The 90th player on this list was an athletic marvel where football was likely his third best sport.
Reggie Harris of East was the Rockford Register Star NIC-10 Athlete of the Year in 1984 after winning an IHSA shot put state title and qualifying for state in wrestling.
Football? Harris was a two-time honorable mention all-conference linemen for East teams that went 1-8 and 4-5 with him on the varsity.
Still, his size - Harris would eventually grow to be 6-4, 265 pounds - made him a good football prospect. He landed at Northern Illinois University where he ended up starting for three years under coach Jerry Pettibone.
Over his NIU career, he recorded 113 tackles playing the interior line with eight tackles for loss. The number weren't spectacular, but he was voted by his teammates as NIU's top defensive lineman his senior year when the Huskies went 5-5-1.
The Broncos signed Harris to a free agent deal in 1988. Harris made it to the second to last cut before being released.
| No. 90 - Reggie Harris, East | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Level | School | Accomplishments | Points |
| 1982 | High School | East | Honorable Mention All-NIC-10 | .5 |
| 1983 | High School | East | Honorable Mention All-NIC-10 | .5 |
| 1984 | College | Northern Illinois | Played in NCAA Division 1 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | College | Northern Illinois | Played in NCAA Division 1 | 3.5 |
| Starter | 1 | |||
| 1986 | College | Northern Illinois | Played in NCAA Division 1 | 3.5 |
| Starter | 1 | |||
| 1987 | College | Northern Illinois | Played in NCAA Division 1 | 3.5 |
| Starter | 1 | |||
| Winning Team | 1 | |||
| 1988 | Professional | Denver Broncos | Signed as Free Agent | 1 |
| Total | 20 | |||
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