WholeHogSports · Jun 5, 2015
Former Arkansas linebacker Harris dies at 77
File Photo Wayne Harris, left, Frank Broyles, Lance Alworth and Jim Mooty share a laugh while waiting for a ceremony to honor the 1959 football team during the Razorbacks’ game Oct. 10, 2009 at Reynolds Razorbacks Stadium in Fayetteville.CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Wayne Harris, the former University of Arkansas and Calgary Stampeders linebacker known as "Thumper" for his hard hits, has died. He was 77.
The Stampeders confirmed Harris's death Thursday.
As a senior in 1960 at Arkansas, Harris was selected the outstanding player in the Southwest Conference and played in the Cotton Bowl Classic and the All-American Bowl. His 174 tackles that year are still a UA single-season record.