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Gary Harrell

1972–

United States

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Gary Lamar Harrell, affectionately known as "The Flea," (born January 23, 1972) is an American college football coach at the University of Wyoming and former professional gridiron football player. He previously was the assistant head coach and running backs coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. Harrell was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL), World League of American Football (WLAF) and Canadian Football League (CFL) for three seasons during the 1990s. Harrell served two stints as the head football coach at Howard University in Washington, D.C. from 2011 to 2012 and 2014 to 2016, with a leave of absence in 2013. He joined the coaching staff at Alabama State University in January 2019, after a two-year stint under Lane Kiffin at Florida Atlantic University.

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