Person in history
Jerome Harrison
Jerome Harrison, American football player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1983 · February 26
- Age this year
- 43No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 43rd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Jerome Harrison, American football player
Early life
Early life Harrison was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan . He attended Kalamazoo Central High School , and played for the Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants high school football team. He served as his team captain as a junior and senior, and rushed for 2,338 yards and thirty-one touchdowns as a senior, earning all-state honors from the Detroit Free-Press . His father, Jerome Persell, was a tailback and three-time Mid-American Conference offensive player of the year (1976–1978) at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.
Why this date
Jerome Harrison appears on our February 26 calendar for 1983 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1983.
- September 12Boricua Popular Army
- January 18International Olympic Committee
- June 18Mona Mahmudnizhad
- September 15Israel
- September 17Vanessa Williams
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1983Gilles MüllerMay 9
- 1983Lars EckertNovember 24
- 1983Domhnall GleesonMay 12
- 1983Antti Niemi (ice hockey)August 29
- 1983Anthony ReckerAugust 29
- 1983Paulo ColaiacovoJanuary 27
- 1983Jennifer LandonAugust 29
- 1983Michael Turner (footballer, born 1983)November 9
Sources
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“Jerome Harrison”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/jerome-harrison, accessed October 29, 2026.
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Questions about Jerome Harrison
When was Jerome Harrison born?
February 26 1983.
How old would Jerome Harrison be today?
43 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on February 26?
CL (rapper), Gabriel Obertan, Jacob Trouba and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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