John Harris

“From Gold Teeth to Gold Jacket: My Life in Football and Business”

with Pro Football Hall of Famer Edgerrin James

John has written about sports for four decades, for outlets including the Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Toledo Blade, St. Petersburg Times, Austin American-Statesman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Lexington Herald-Leader, Booth Newspapers, Youngstown Vindicator, Austin Villager, ESPN’s Andscape (formerly the Undefeated) and CBS Sportsline.

John has covered the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Ohio State, Michigan, Florida, Florida State and Miami. John hosted the “Ike Taylor Show” with the former Pittsburgh Steelers star for five years. John and Ike Taylor also paired as radio analysts for the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League.

He has attended dozens of major sporting events, including 11 NBA Finals, six Final Fours and seven Super Bowls, including Super Bowl XLIII in which Edgerrin James participated, as well as the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

John’s work has garnered awards from Associated Press Sports Editors, Society of Professional Journalists (Green Eyeshade), Florida Sportswriters, Ohio Associated Press and Keystone Media Awards.

He is a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.