Willie Harper

**Willie Harper**
Career information
Date of birth:	(1950-07-30) July 30, 1950 (age 75)
Place of birth:	Toledo, Ohio
Position(s):	Linebacker

College:	Nebraska
NFL Draft:	1973 / Round: 2/ Pick 41
Organizations
As player:
1973-1983 1984 1985	San Francisco 49ers New Jersey Generals (USFL) Houston Gamblers (USFL)
Career highlights and awards
Honors:	1972 All-America (1972)
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

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

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.

v · d · e1971 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Pat Sullivan RB Ed Marinaro RB Johnny Musso RB Greg Pruitt E Terry Beasley E Johnny Rodgers OT Dave Joyner OT Jerry Sisemore G Reggie McKenzie G Royce Smith C Tom Brahaney

Defense	DL Willie Harper DL Larry Jacobson DL Mel Long DL Walt Patulski DL Sherman White LB Jeff Siemon LB Mike Taylor DB Tommy Casanova DB Clarence Ellis DB Ernie Jackson DB Bobby Majors

v · d · e1972 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Bert Jones RB Otis Armstrong RB Woody Green RB Greg Pruitt WR Johnny Rodgers TE Charle Young OT Paul Seymour OT Jerry Sisemore G John Hannah G Ron Rusnak C Tom Brahaney

Defense	DL Bruce Bannon DL Dave Butz DL Rich Glover DL Willie Harper DL Greg Marx LB Randy Gradishar LB John Skorupan DB Cullen Bryant DB Randy Logan DB Robert Popelka DB Brad Van Pelt

San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XVI Champions

v · d · e1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers football—consensus national champions

Joe Blahak John Dutton Rich Glover Willie Harper David Humm Larry Jacobson Monte Johnson Jeff Kinney Bill Olds Tom Pate Johnny Rodgers Jerry Tagge Don Westbrook Keith Wortman Head coach: Bob Devaney Assistant coaches: Monte Kiffin Tom Osborne Warren Powers Carl Selmer Jim Walden

v · d · e1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football—AP national champions

Joe Blahak Rich Glover Willie Harper Larry Jacobson Monte Johnson Jeff Kinney Bob Newton Bill Olds Johnny Rodgers Jerry Tagge Keith Wortman Head coach: Bob Devaney Assistant coaches: Monte Kiffin Tom Osborne Warren Powers Carl Selmer

Persondata
Name	Harper, Willie
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	July 30, 1950
Place of birth	Toledo, Ohio
Date of death
Place of death

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