Isiah "Ike" Harris is a former American football

American football

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 wide receiver

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 in the NFL

National Football League

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 for the St. Louis Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

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 (1975–1977) and the New Orleans Saints

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 (1978–1981).

Harris played college football

College football

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 at Iowa State University

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. In 1974, he played for the Southern California Sun

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 of the World Football League

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. He next joined the NFL, where he caught 211 passes in his career for 16 touchdowns.

Harris was President of BellSouth Enterprises

BellSouth

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and was named one of the 75 Most Powerful African-Americans in Corporate America by Black Enterprise Magazine.

Harris has been a member of the Board of Directors of CIGNA Corporation since 2005, and has been named to take over as non-executive Chairman of the Board on January 1, 2010.