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Toni Harris

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Toni Harris
Central Methodist Eagles
PositionSafety
MajorCriminal Justice
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-29) July 29, 1996 (age 28)
Detroit, Michigan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Career history
College
High schoolRedford Union High School (Redford, Michigan)

Antoinette "Toni" Harris (born July 29, 1996) [1] is an American former college football player who was a safety for Central Methodist University in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[2] She is the first woman to receive a full college football scholarship as a non-specialist, and the second woman to ever play football on scholarship.[3]

Early life and family

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Antoinette Harris was born in Detroit, Michigan.[4] She played football for her high school, Redford Union High School, in Redford, Michigan.[4]

College

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Two years after graduating high school, Harris moved to California to play free safety at East Los Angeles College, where she played for two years (2018–19)[5] under the direction of Head Coach Bobby Godinez. She became the first woman to ever play for East Los Angeles College.[6] She received six offers to play football at four-year universities.

Harris graduated with honors from Central Methodist University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Her athletic eligibility remains available due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She has intended to pursue a Master’s of Science in Criminal Justice at the University of Southern California. She has not decided how she will use eligibility, but she plans to continue playing football.

In media

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In 2019, she was featured in a Super Bowl commercial for the Toyota RAV4.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Harris, Antoinette. "Thank you God for allowing me to see another birthday, I bless your name. For my heart that beats all day, the eyes you have given me to…". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  2. ^ Florio, John; Shapiro, Ouisie (August 27, 2019). "Toni Harris made history by getting a football scholarship. Now she needs to make tackles". Andscape. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (18 January 2018). "NAIA school offers scholarship to female safety". ESPN.com.
  4. ^ a b Johnson, Chris (January 19, 2018). "Antoinette Harris receives college football scholarship". Sports Illustrated.
  5. ^ "Toni Harris".
  6. ^ Moriarty, Morgan (18 January 2018). "She might be the 2nd woman to earn a CFB scholarship". SB Nation.
  7. ^ Malicse, Kristine (4 February 2019). "Female ELAC football player 'inspiring a generation' in Super Bowl commercial". Daily News.
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