Harry Boatswain

{{Short description|American football player (1969–2005)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Harry Boatswain

| image = Harry Boatswain.jpeg

| number = 65, 69, 79

| position = Guard
Tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1969|6|26|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2005|8|8|1969|6|26}}

| death_place = New York, New York, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 310

| high_school = James Madison
(Brooklyn, New York)

| college = New Haven

| draftyear = 1991

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 137

| expansiondraftyear = 1995

| expansiondraftround = 2

| expansiondraftpick = 4

| pastteams =

• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1991|1994}})
• Carolina Panthers (1995)*
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1995}})
• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1996}})
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1997}})*
• Memphis Maniax (2001)

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XXIX)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 74

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 19

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = BoatHa20

}}

Harry Kwane Boatswain (June 26, 1969 – August 8, 2005) was an American professional football player who played offensive tackle for five seasons for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and New York Jets. He was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1991 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1991/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Boatswain graduated from the University of New Haven with degrees in both marketing and business administration. He accompanied former football player Brian Pillman at the professional wrestling event, Big Ass Extreme Bash, in 1996.{{cite web|url=https://wrestlingrecaps.com/2015/09/05/ecw-big-ass-extreme-bash-1996-391996/|title=ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996 3/9/1996|date=September 5, 2015|website=WrestlingRecaps.com|access-date=October 12, 2020|first=Scott|last=Keith}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling20yrs.com/blog/ecw-big-ass-extreme-bash-1996-review|title=ECW Big Ass Extreme Bash 1996 review|date=March 2, 2016|website=Wrestling20Yrs.com|access-date=October 12, 2020}} He died in 2005.