Marvin Harrison

American football wide receiver, Super Bowl champion

Marvin Harrison - American football wide receiver, Super Bowl champion
Born

August 25th, 1972
53 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Played collegiate football at the University of Syracuse. Selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Played for the Colts his entire 13-season professional career. Achieved significant success including winning Super Bowl XLI. Finished with over 14,000 receiving yards and 128 touchdown receptions, ranking among the top players in NFL history.

Winning Super Bowl XLI with the Colts

Setting multiple NFL receiving records

Being selected to 8 Pro Bowls

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