Greg Harrell (born April 22, 1961) is an American
bobsledder.
He competed in the
two-man event at the
1992 Winter Olympics
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, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
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.
Biography
Harrell attended
Ahoskie High School in
Hertford County, North Carolina,
and later received
All-American honors as a
wide receiver.
Harrell played
American football as a
tight end for the
University of Maryland,
and was part of the developmental squads with the
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...
and the
Los Angeles Raiders.
He also played in the
NFL Europe
NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa League) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally f ...
league for the
London Monarchs.
While playing for the San Diego Chargers, Harrell suffered a knee injury that kept him out of the game for three seasons.
In 1988, Harrell began to train for the bobsleigh team to represent the United States at the Winter Olympics.
During this spell, he also played four seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders.
In 1991, he was part of the bobsleigh team that won silver and bronze at the World Bobsled Championships.
In 1992, Harrell made the selection for the US Olympic bobsleigh team. He was initially not selected for the team, but won a court case and got picked for the Olympics.
Following his sporting career, Harrell became a motivational speaker and worked as a mortgage broker.
References
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1961 births
Living people
American male bobsledders
Olympic bobsledders for the United States
Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics
People from Harrellsville, North Carolina
Maryland Terrapins football players
San Diego Chargers players
Los Angeles Raiders players
London Monarchs players