1. Napoleon Bill Harris III was born on February 25,1979 and is an American politician and former professional football player who has been a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 15th district since 2013.
16 Facts About Napoleon Harris
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Napoleon Harris attended Lincoln Elementary School, Rosa L Parks Middle School, and Thornton Township High School.
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Napoleon Harris's father died his junior year of high school.
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Napoleon Harris averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds on the No 1 basketball team in the country.
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Napoleon Harris enrolled at Northwestern University, where he played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats.
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Napoleon Harris was selected in the first round of the 2002 draft by the Oakland Raiders, the 23rd overall pick.
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In 2005, Napoleon Harris was acquired by the Minnesota Vikings as part of blockbuster trade which sent Randy Moss to Oakland for the seventh overall pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2005 NFL draft.
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On March 6,2007, Napoleon Harris agreed to a six-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Napoleon Harris started in 5 of the 10 games he played and finished his second stint with the Vikings with 32 tackles and 1 sack, and scored his first NFL touchdown after returning a fumble 27 yards in week 12 in Jacksonville.
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In May 2008, Napoleon Harris appeared on The CW Network series The Game.
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Napoleon Harris signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders on August 24,2009, after the team released cornerback Ricky Manning, but was released five days later.
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In 2011, after Illinois State Senator James Meeks announced his retirement, Napoleon Harris chose to run to succeed him in the 15th district on a platform of creating economic growth for the district.
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Napoleon Harris won the 2012 primary with a plurality of the vote against two opponents, and ran in the general election unopposed.
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Napoleon Harris is the Democratic nominee for Thornton Township Supervisor in the 2025 election, having been nominated in a township Democratic nominating caucus on December 3,2024, defeating the scandal-plagued incumbent supervisor Tiffany Henyard for the nomination.
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In 2013, Napoleon Harris ran for the congressional seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr.
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Napoleon Harris would come in third place, losing to Tammy Duckworth, who would go on to win the general election.