Dwight Harrison

{{Short description|American football player (born 1948)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Dwight Harrison

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|10|12}}

| birth_place = Beaumont, Texas, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| number = 82, 25, 28

| status =

| position = Cornerback
Wide receiver

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 187

| high_school = Beaumont

| college = Texas A&I

| draftyear = 1971

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 35

| pastteams =

• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1971}}–{{NFL Year|1972}})
• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1972}}–{{NFL Year|1977}})
• Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1978}}–{{NFL Year|1979}})
• Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|1980}})

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 19

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 3

| statlabel3 = Total TDs

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = HarrDw20

}}

Dwight Webster Harrison (born October 12, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back and wide receiver for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Colts, and Oakland Raiders.

Born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, he played college football for the Texas A&I Javelinas (now Texas A&M–Kingsville)

Harrison was selected in the second round of the 1971 NFL draft (35th overall) by the Denver Broncos. He was traded in mid-season in {{nfly|1972}} from Denver to Buffalo for wide receiver {{nowrap|Haven Moses.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/17/archives/morrall-perfectly-cast-as-grieses-substitute.html |work=New York Times |last=Wallace |first=William N. |title=Morrall perfectly cast as Griese's substitute |date=October 17, 1972 |page=51 }}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KWYtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m4kFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5752%2C406373 |work=Schenectady Gazette |location=(New York) |agency=Associated Press |title=Broncos deal end to Bills |date=October 17, 1972 |page=28}}}}

Harrison suffers from severe post-concussion syndrome, including severe depression, and was said to be living in a trailer in Texas without running water. His NFL pension had been cut off, and in August of this year, he was one of the plaintiffs in a concussion lawsuit against the NFL.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-10597447 |title=Retired NFL Players and Dementia: Brain Trauma Hits Hard After Football Career |date=December 4, 2011 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021528/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-10597447 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 }}

Harrison continues to fight for benefits NFL took away for the last 21 years.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2014/01/29/dwight-harrison-nfl-pension| title=Dwight Harrison fighting for benefits NFL took away | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=January 29, 2014 | last=Rosenberg |first=Michael}}