Jean Harbor earned 15 caps with the US national team and was chosen second overall in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft by the Colorado Rapids.
19 Facts About Jean Harbor
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Jean Harbor was a three-time second- and third-team All-American and held the school's career scoring record when he graduated.
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The Diplomats had struggled to score that season, but Jean Harbor made an immediate impact and the team went on to win the ASL championship.
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Jean Harbor continued his high-scoring ways in the 1989 season, but was suspended by the league after striking Pedro Magallanes in the face during a game with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
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Limited by the month-long suspension, Jean Harbor scored seven goals that season.
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In 1991, Jean Harbor led the league in scoring with 17 goals and 11 assists in 20 games as the Bays fell to the Albany Capitals in the semifinals; Jean Harbor was named the league's most valuable player.
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In 1992, the league and the Blast folded, and Jean Harbor returned to the APSL, this time with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
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Jean Harbor led the league in scoring with 13 goals and four assists in 15 games, earning first-team all-star honors.
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Jean Harbor's scoring production fell in 1993, finishing the season with five goal and seven assists in 14 games.
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In March 1995, Jean Harbor signed with the indoor Buffalo Blizzard of the NPSL amid their playoff push.
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Jean Harbor played seven regular-season games, scoring two goals; he played in all three of Buffalo's playoff games.
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In that first season, Jean Harbor led the team in scoring with 11 goals in 29 games, but the Rapids finished at the bottom of the table and failed to make the playoffs.
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Jean Harbor then injured his knee in the 1997 preseason, requiring surgery.
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Jean Harbor returned to the Seattle SeaDogs and was the CISL all-star game's MVP.
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That season, Jean Harbor helped lead Seattle to the final CISL championship, defeating the Houston Hotshots two games to zero.
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In October 1997, Jean Harbor moved to the Florida ThunderCats of the NPSL as the team began preparations for its first and ultimately, only, season.
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Jean Harbor went on to earn fourteen caps while Milutinovic was the coach, but he was unable to score.
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Jean Harbor's son, Nyck Jean Harbor, is a is an American football wide receiver and sprinter for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
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Jean Harbor was a highly regarded recruit at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington who won the 2023 Franklin D Watkins Memorial Award, which recognizes African American senior male high-school athletes who demonstrate academic, athletic, and community-service excellence.