Darrell Harper
Harper in 1959 | |||||||||||
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| Born | June 18, 1938 U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | January 19, 2008 (aged 69) Commerce Township, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Royal Oak (Royal Oak, Michigan) | ||||||||||
| College | Michigan | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1960: 15th round, 171st overall pick | ||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1960 | ||||||||||
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Darrell L. Harper (June 18, 1938 – January 19, 2008) was an American football player. He played at the halfback position for the University of Michigan from 1957 to 1959 and for the Buffalo Bills in the 1960 AFL season. On September 11, 1960, Harper scored the first official points in the history of the Bills. He also made the Bills' first kickoff, first field goal and first extra point kick.