John Harvey (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = John Harvey
| number = 26
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|28}}
| birth_place = Spring Valley, New York, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 185
| high_school = Spring Valley
(Spring Valley, New York)
| college = Texas El Paso
| undraftedyear = 1989
| pastteams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1989|1990}})
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 113
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 4.2
| statlabel3 = Total touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = HarvJo00
}}
John Lewis Harvey (born December 28, 1966) is a former National Football League running back who played one season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Career
Harvey attended Spring Valley High School in Spring Valley, New York. Harvey currently holds three school records, Most Career Rushing Yards, with 3,118, Most Rushing Yards in a Season with 1,587 and Most Rushing touchdowns in a game with 6. After graduating in 1984, Harvey went to college at the University of Texas at El Paso. After his time at UTEP, Harvey was signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, serving as a running back and kickoff returner during the 1990 season. He scored one touchdown during the 1990 season.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HarvJo00.htm "John Harvey"], Pro-Football Reference, Retrieved on 2010-12-09.
Criminal charges
In 2008, Harvey was accused of raping a 12-year-old girl, and pled guilty to first-degree rape and a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child.{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorksportswriters.org/blog/blog-2008-07-28.shtml|title=NYSSWA blog: Former Spring Valley star admits raping girl, 12|website=www.newyorksportswriters.org|accessdate=11 January 2018}} He was sentenced to 12 years in prison.{{cite web|url=http://www.kvia.com/news/ex-utep-football-player-sentenced-in-dallas-public-corruption-case/53158337|title=Ex-UTEP Football Player Sentenced In Dallas Public Corruption Case|author=Staff Report|date=15 June 2010|publisher=|accessdate=11 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042340/http://www.kvia.com/news/ex-utep-football-player-sentenced-in-dallas-public-corruption-case/53158337|archive-date=12 January 2018|url-status=dead}}
References and sources
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Prisoners and detainees of New York (state)
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:UTEP Miners football players
Category:People from Spring Valley, New York
Category:Players of American football from Rockland County, New York
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen