Dennis Wayne Harrah is a former NFL

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 Offensive Lineman who played 13 seasons in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 for Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the University of Miami

Miami Hurricanes football

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University of Miami

Harrah was a 1974 All-America

All-America

An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...

 selection by NEA and TSN

The Sporting News

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, Time

Time (magazine)

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magazine as a tackle. He was a Second-team All-America

All-America

An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...

 pick by UPI

United Press International

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 and AP

Associated Press

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. Was a 6-5 259 senior who could run a 4.8 40-yard dash and bench press 500 pounds. He is a member of the University of Miami

University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...

 Sports Hall of Fame.

Los Angeles Rams

Selected 11th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1975 Draft. He helped the Rams win the NFC West 6 times (1975–79 and 1985) and the 1979 NFC Championship. During his tenure with the team the Rams led the NFC in Points Scored in 1976, Total Yards Gained in 1980 and Yards Rushing in 1976 and 1980. Served as team captain for 6 years and played in the Pro Bowl 6 times.

As a rookie in 1975 he backed up starter Joe Scibelli

Joe Scibelli

Joseph Albert Scibelli is a former American football tackle and guard who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League with the Los Angeles Rams....

and played on special teams. In 1976 he took over at right guard and held that position for 12 seasons.