Alfred Carl Harris is a former professional American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 defensive end

Defensive end

Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...

 and linebacker

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

 in the National Football League

National Football League

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 for the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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 during the early 1980s. He played with the team from 1979

1979 Chicago Bears season

The 1979 Chicago Bears season was their 60th regular season and 14th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 10-6 record under second year coach Neill Armstrong but lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the opening round of the...

 to 1984

1984 Chicago Bears season

The 1984 Chicago Bears season was their 65th regular season and 15th post-season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 10-6 record, earning them a spot in the NFL playoffs...

. Harris sat out the entire 1985 season

1985 Chicago Bears season

The 1985 Chicago Bears season was their 66th regular season and 16th post-season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 15-1 record, earning them the top seed in the NFC for the playoffs. The Bears defeated their three post season opponents by a combined score of 91-10 en...

 due to a contract dispute with the team - and missed being part of one of the most dominating Super Bowl teams of all time.

Harris returned in 1986

1986 Chicago Bears season

The 1986 Chicago Bears season was their 67th regular season and 17th post-season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 14-2 record and won the NFC Central for the third consecutive season....

, but a hamstring

Hamstring

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 injury and the contract dispute still lingered over his tenure with the Bears, and he signed a free agent

Free agent

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 contract with the Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles

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 in the off-season in 1989

1989 Philadelphia Eagles season

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. He played two years with the Eagles before retiring.

Harris is a Leilehua High School

Leilehua High School

Leilehua High School is a public, co-educational, college preparatory high school in Wahiawa, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. It is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education, nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education, and fully accredited by the...

 of Wahiawa, Hawaii alumni.

As of January 12, 2009, he is the pass rush specialist coach for the San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

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Harris was dismissed by the San Francisco 49ers on December 27, 2010 after 49ers President Jed York fired Head coach Mike Singletary.