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Roland Harper
American football player (born 1953)
Roland Harper
Roland Harper (born February 28, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback for eight seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs before being selected 420th overall in the 17th and final round of the 1975 NFL draft. He was a starting fullback known in his playing days as a punishing blocker who opened holes in opposing defenses for star halfback Walter Payton. Harper ranks sixth on the Bears' all-time rushing list with 3,044 yards and 15 TDs on 757 carries in seven seasons. Harper was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986. Although he was selected in the final round of the 1975 draft, Harper wound up as the Bears starting fullback that season. He was joined in the backfield that season by fellow rookie Payton, who was the Bears first round draft choice that season. Fellow rookie Bob Avellini, the Bears sixth round draft pick in 1975...
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