Calvin Harrell was a college American football and professional Canadian football running back, ranking among the top players in Arkansas State history.
13 Facts About Calvin Harrell
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Calvin Harrell ran for 2.935 yards in four seasons to rank 5th among the top rushers in team history and his career 18 100-yard games still ranks second all-time.
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Calvin Harrell's 1970 rushing performance against The Citadel with 252 yards is the second best single game yardage total in team history.
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Calvin Harrell ran for 135 yards in the 1970 Pecan Bowl, a 38 to 21 win over Central Missouri State University that gave the Indians the number one ranking and the championship.
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Calvin Harrell was selected an All-America College Division by the American Football Coaches Association in 1970 and 1971, as well as an Associated Press Second Team All-America in both years.
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Calvin Harrell played 5 seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos, gained 1,419 yards rushing on 346 carries and caught 116 passes for 1,203 yards in 45 CFL games.
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Calvin Harrell scored 15 rushing touchdowns and added another seven receiving.
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Calvin Harrell scored the only touchdown for the Eskimos in the 1974 Grey Cup, where they lost to the Montreal Alouettes, 20 to 7.
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Calvin Harrell scored the touchdown on an eight-yard reception, fumbling before he reached the end zone.
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Calvin Harrell managed to recover his own fumble for the score.
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Calvin Harrell was named to the All-Time ASU Team during the 1976 season.
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Calvin Harrell was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, was the first inductee in the Arkansas State University Ring of Honor in 1996 and had his number retired by the team in that same year.
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Calvin Harrell was inducted into the ASU Sports Hall of Honor in 1994.