# Greg Harrell

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**Greg Harrell** (born April 22, 1961) is an American [bobsledder](/source/Bobsleigh).[1] He competed in the [two-man event](/source/Bobsleigh_at_the_1992_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Two-man) at the [1992 Winter Olympics](/source/1992_Winter_Olympics).[2] He played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Maryland Terrapins](/source/Maryland_Terrapins_football).

## Biography

Harrell attended [Ahoskie High School](/source/List_of_high_schools_in_North_Carolina) in [Hertford County, North Carolina](/source/Hertford_County,_North_Carolina),[3] and later received [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) honors as a [wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver).[3]

Harrell played [American football](/source/American_football) as a [tight end](/source/Tight_end) for the [University of Maryland](/source/University_of_Maryland),[1] and was part of the developmental squads with the [San Diego Chargers](/source/San_Diego_Chargers) and the [Los Angeles Raiders](/source/Los_Angeles_Raiders).[1] He also played in the [NFL Europe](/source/NFL_Europe) league for the [London Monarchs](/source/London_Monarchs).[1] While playing for the San Diego Chargers, Harrell suffered a knee injury that kept him out of the game for three seasons.[3]

In 1988, Harrell began to train for the bobsleigh team to represent the United States at the Winter Olympics.[3] During this spell, he also played four seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders.[3] In 1991, he was part of the bobsleigh team that won silver and bronze at the World Bobsled Championships.[3]

In 1992, Harrell made the selection for the US Olympic bobsleigh team.[4] He was initially not selected for the team, but won a court case and got picked for the Olympics.[1][5][6]

Following his sporting career, Harrell became a motivational speaker and worked as a mortgage broker.[3]

## References

1. ["Greg Harrell"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/86470). *Olympedia*. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

1. ["Greg Harrell Olympic Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113738/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/greg-harrell-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/greg-harrell-1.html) on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

1. ["Greg Harrell"](https://gocuhawks.com/honors/hall-of-fame/greg-harrell/91). *Go CU Hakws*. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

1. ["Walker, Harrell Make U.S. Bobsled Team"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-19-sp-974-story.html). *The Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

1. ["GAULT, HARRELL GET 2ND CHANCE TO MAKE OLYMPIC BOBSLED TEAM"](https://www.deseret.com/1992/1/18/18962689/gault-harrell-get-2nd-chance-to-make-olympic-bobsled-team). *Desert.com*. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

1. ["Controversy Jeopardizes U.S. Bobsled Program"](https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19920126&slug=1472233). *The Seattle Times*. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

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