Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Cliff Harris

Professional Football

— Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —

Cliff Harris Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024

1. Cliff Harris Marker

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Ten year Dallas Cowboy Free Safety • Six Pro Bowls • 1st Team All NFL four seasons • Five Super Bowls • NAIA Hall of Fame • Sports Illustrated All Time Dream Team • 1997 NFL Alumni Legend’s Award • 1970’s All Pro Team • Cowboy’s Ring of Honor in 2004

Hot Springs, Arkansas • Inducted 2006

Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.

Location. 34° 30.644′ N, 93° 3.232′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) just north of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the north side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Edith Irby Jones (here, next to this marker); Jo Ann Castle (here, next to this marker); Charles Portis (here, next to this marker); Tommy Freeman (here, next to this marker); General Douglas MacArthur (here, next to this marker); The Cella Family (here,

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next to this marker); Arthur Hunnicutt (here, next to this marker); Joey Lauren Adams (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Cliff Harris (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Clifford Allen Harris (born November 12, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League for ten seasons. A Pro Football Hall of Famer, he appeared in five Super Bowls and was selected to six consecutive Pro Bowls. In addition to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (2020), Harris has been inducted into numerous other athletic halls of fame, including the Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2015), the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame (1985), and the Ouachita Athletics Hall of Fame (2003).
Born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Harris started his football career as a backup quarterback at Hot Springs High School. Harris was only offered a scholarship to Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) in Arkadelphia, after his father's roommate at Ouachita convinced head coach Buddy Benson to do it. Harris' father, O.J "Buddy" Harris, also played football for OBU. In college, Cliff became an accomplished
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

2. Cliff Harris Marker
Looking east from Central Avenue; it is the 2nd from the right of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center parking lot is in the background.
defensive back. He played all of the secondary positions and was a quality kick returner. He was named to two All-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) teams and was part of the 1966 AIC Football Championship team during his freshman season. Harris was part of the track and field team and graduated with a double major in math and physics.
Harris was not chosen in the 1970 NFL draft, but the Cowboys invited him to training camp and he signed as a free agent. The Cowboy defense ranked in the top 10 every year with him in the lineup. He is one of only 13 players in NFL history to play in five Super Bowls, was chosen for the Pro Bowl six consecutive times and was voted First-team All-Pro four times. The Cowboys were surprised when Harris announced his retirement in March 1980 at the age of 31 to concentrate on his oil business ventures.

(Submitted on January 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.