Willie Harper

Willie Miles Harper (born July 30, 1950) is a former American Football linebacker who played for the San Francisco 49ers.

Willie Harper
No. 59
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1950-07-30) July 30, 1950
Toledo, Ohio
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Toledo (OH) Scott
College:Nebraska
NFL Draft:1973 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:3
INT yards:43
Games:134
Games Played:100
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Harper played high school football for Toledo Scott and college football at University of Nebraska where he was an All-American in 1972 and was drafted in the second round of the 1973 NFL Draft by the 49ers, who he stayed with for eleven years, from 1973 to 1983. He moved to the USFL in 1984 to play for the New Jersey Generals. He finished his career with the Houston Gamblers in 1985.

His son, Josh Harper, played college football at Fresno State University.[1]

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