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Chick Harris, who spent 33 years in the NFL as an assistant coach, died on TuesdayMatt Young from Houston Chronicle reports. Harris was 79 years old.
He coached eight running backs who combined for 15 seasons of at least 1,000 yards, including Curt Warner, Jerome Bettis, Ahman Green and Arian Foster.
Harris began his college coaching career at Colorado State in 1970 before moving on to Long Beach State and then the University of Washington. He was on the staff of two Huskies Rose Bowl teams.
Chuck Knox gave Harris a break, hiring him in Buffalo. Harris would follow Knox for 14 seasons, going to the Seahawks and Rams after the Bills. He served as the Rams’ offensive coordinator for one season.
Dom Capers hired Harris as the Panthers’ first staff in the franchise’s inaugural season in 1995, and Capers brought Harris with him to the Texans in 2002.
Gary Kubiak kept Harris, but Bill O’Brien moved on when the Texans hired him in 2014. That was the end of Harris’ long NFL coaching career.
Harris played defensive back and receiver at Long Beach City College and Northern Arizona University, and is in the hall of fame at both schools.
