American football player (born 1969)
American football player
Harry Lee Colon[1] (born February 14, 1969)[2] is an American former professional football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Missouri, Colon was selected by the New England Patriots in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL draft.[3][4] He played in the NFL for six years, playing for the New England Patriots (1991),[5] the Detroit Lions (1992–1994, 1997),[6] and the Jacksonville Jaguars (1995).[7] He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL expansion draft.[8] He had to retire during the 1997 season due to a condition in his neck.
He now resides in Houston, Texas, where he is head coach of the football team and head of the athletics department at John H. Reagan High School.[9]
References
- ^ "Harry Colon". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "Harry Colon". National Football League. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Harry Colon". The Football Database. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "Alumni Bios". New England Patriots. Archived from the original on June 1, 2006. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "Detroit Lions All-Time Roster" (PDF). Detroit Lions. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars All-Time Roster" (PDF). 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars Media Guide. Jacksonville Jaguars. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ "NFL Expansion Draft". Tampa Bay Times. February 16, 1995. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "Harry Colon". Positive Coaching Alliance. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
