# Calvin Harrell
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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1949–1994)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football biography
|name=Calvin Harrell
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|import=Yes
|position1=Running back
|number=19
|College=[Arkansas State](/source/Arkansas_State_Red_Wolves_football)
|birth_date={{birth date|1949|9|7}}
|birth_place=
|death_date=1994 (aged 44)
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|Height_ft=6
|Height_in=1
|Weight_lbs=222
|NFLDraftedYear=1972
|NFLDraftedRound=7
|NFLDraftedPick=180
|CFLAllStar=
|career_highlights=
* [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) champion ([1975](/source/63rd_Grey_Cup))
* Second-team [Little All-American](/source/Little_All-America_college_football_team) ([1971](/source/1971_Little_All-America_college_football_team))
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|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1972}}–{{CFL Year|1976}}
|playing_team1=[Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos)
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'''Calvin Harrell''' (September 7, 1949 – 1994) was a college [American football](/source/American_football) and professional [Canadian football](/source/Canadian_football) [running back](/source/running_back), ranking among the top players in [Arkansas State](/source/Arkansas_State_Red_Wolves) history. During Harrell's college career with the Indians (now renamed Red Wolves), the team under head coach [Bennie Ellender](/source/Bennie_Ellender) played in three [Pecan Bowl](/source/Pecan_Bowl)s, one of the regional bowls that comprised the post season for the College Division of the [NCAA](/source/NCAA), and won the national small college championship with an undefeated season in 1970.
==College career==
At 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing 222 pounds, Harrell was a tough running back for a rush oriented ASU offense. He ran for 2.935 yards in four seasons to rank 5th among the top rushers in team history and his career 18 100-yard games still ranks second all-time.[{{Cite web |url=https://www.nmnathletics.com/pdf1/133063.pdf?ATCLID=1514494&SPID=2798&DB_OEM_ID=7200&SPSID=45847 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-01 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184103/https://www.nmnathletics.com/pdf1/133063.pdf?ATCLID=1514494&SPID=2798&DB_OEM_ID=7200&SPSID=45847 |url-status=dead }}] His 1970 rushing performance against [The Citadel](/source/The_Citadel%2C_The_Military_College_of_South_Carolina) with 252 yards is the second best single game yardage total in team history.[{{cite web |url=http://www.cflapedia.com/ |title=Home |website=cflapedia.com}}][http://www.esks.com/Portals/0/Media/2008_Media_Guide.pdf{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
Harrell scored the only touchdown for the Eskimos in the [1974 Grey Cup](/source/62nd_Grey_Cup), where they lost to the [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes), 20 to 7. He scored the touchdown on an eight-yard reception, fumbling before he reached the end zone. He managed to recover his own fumble for the score.
==Post-playing career==
Harrell returned to Arkansas and his wife's hometown of [Augusta](/source/Augusta%2C_Arkansas) after spending time in farming, police work, coaching and restaurants. He eventually joined [Aetna](/source/Aetna) Insurance.[http://www.wholehogsports.com/adg/20312{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
Harrell died in 1994 at the age of 44.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.yourwebpress.com/sites/ashf/view.php/id/32?search_listing_2_param=2003&search_listing_2_type=ashof1&listing_2_show=1&search_listing_2_submit=Search&|title=Bluewall | Top Notch Web Development}}] He was also inducted into the ASU Sports Hall of Honor in 1994.