Sam Harrell
Samuel Delmar Harrell, Jr.
Born: February 7, 1957
Ahoskie, NC USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 217
College: East Carolina
High School: Ahoskie (NC)
Career: 1981-1987
Drafted: 1980 in Round 11, #288 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Sam Harrell played from 1981 to 1987 during his career with the Houston Gamblers and Minnesota Vikings. Harrell ran for 1,038 yards in his career on 195 attempts, scoring 21 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 81 passes for 838 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 120 | 697 | 5.8 | 53t | 14 |
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 69 | 326 | 4.7 | 27 | 7 |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | |
| USFL | 189 | 1023 | 5.4 | 53 | 21 | |
| Totals | 195 | 1038 | 5.3 | 53 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 25 | 304 | 12.2 | 50 | 2 |
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 51 | 491 | 9.6 | 55 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 |
| NFL | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 17 | 0 | |
| USFL | 76 | 795 | 10.5 | 55 | 4 | |
| Totals | 81 | 838 | 10.3 | 55 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1984 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Houston Gamblers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | ||
| USFL | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 156 | |
| Totals | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 156 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL | Houston Gamblers | 11 | 8 |
| 1985 | USFL | Houston Gamblers | 18 | 6 |
| 1987 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 |
