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{{Short description|American football player (born 1950)}}
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▲| birth_place = [[Toledo, Ohio]], U.S.
|DraftedYear=1973
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|DraftedRound=2/ Pick 41
| height_in = 2
|years=1973-1983<br>1984<br>1985
| weight_lbs = 215
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| high_school = [[Scott High School (Ohio)|Scott]] (Toledo)
|Honors=1972 All-America ([[1972 College Football All-America Team|1972]])
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|teams=[[San Francisco 49ers]]<br>[[New Jersey Generals]] (USFL)<br>[[Houston Gamblers]] (USFL)
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* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1973}}–{{NFL Year|1983}})
* [[New Jersey Generals]] ({{USFL Year|1984}})
* [[Houston Gamblers]] ({{USFL Year|1985}})
| highlights =
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XVI|XVI]])
* 2× [[NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship|National champion]] ([[1970 NCAA University Division football season|1970]], [[1971 NCAA University Division football season|1971]])
* 2× Consensus [[All-American]] ([[1971 College Football All-America Team|1971]], [[1972 College Football All-America Team|1972]])
* 2× First-team All-[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] ([[1971 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1971]], [[1972 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1972]])
* Second-team All-Big Eight ([[1970 All-Big Eight Conference football team|1970]])
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| statvalue3 = 134
| statlabel4 = Games Played
| statvalue4 = 100
| pfr = H/HarpWi20
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'''Willie Miles Harper''' (born July 30, 1950) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[linebacker]] for the [[San Francisco 49ers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska Cornhuskers]], twice earning consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors. Harper won [[Super Bowl XVI]] with the 49ers during the [[1981 NFL season|1981 season]]. He also played in the [[United States Football League]] (USFL).
'''Willie Miles Harper''' (born July 30, 1950 in [[Toledo, Ohio]]) is a former [[American Football]] [[linebacker]] who played for the [[San Francisco 49ers]].
 
Harper played high school football for [[Scott High School (Toledo, Ohio)|Toledo Scott]] and [[collegeattended football]] atthe [[University of Nebraska]], where he was an [[1972 College Football All-America Team|All-American in 1972]] and was drafted in the second round of the [[1973 NFL Draftdraft]] by the 49ers, who he stayed with for eleven years, from 1973 to 1983.<ref>{{cite web |title=Willie Harper Career Stats |url=https://www.nfl.com/players/willie-harper/stats/career |website=NFL.com |access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> He moved to the [[USFL]] in 1984 to play for the [[New Jersey Generals]]. He finished his career with the [[Houston Gamblers]] in 1985.
 
His son, [[Josh Harper]], played college football at [[Fresno State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://huskers.com/news/2011/9/8/205268667.aspx|title=Yes, Fresno State Receiver Josh Harper is Willie Harper's Son|website=University of Nebraska|access-date=2021-01-09|archive-date=2017-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081440/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=205268667|url-status=dead}}</ref> His granddaughter is rapper [[Saweetie]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Saweetie Explains Why She Refused Career Help From Famous Relatives|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/08/saweetie-explains-why-she-refused-career-help-from-famous-relatives|date=August 26, 2020|access-date=January 9, 2021|website=Complex|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Haithcoat|first=Rebecca|date=May 15, 2018|title=Artist You Need to Know: Saweetie|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/how-saweetie-bay-area-icy-grl-moved-from-instagram-car-raps-to-the-majors-628422/|access-date=January 9, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>
His son, [[Josh Harper]], plays college football at [[Fresno State University]].<ref>[http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=205268667 Yes, Fresno State Receiver Josh Harper is Willie Harper’s Son]</ref>
 
==References==
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{{1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers football navbox}}▼
{{1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers football navbox}}
{{1971 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{1972 College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
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{{Super Bowl XVI}}
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
| DATE OF BIRTH = July 30, 1950
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Toledo, Ohio]]
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