[3] Harris while speaking at Jack Krystek's School of Judo stated he was initially a boxer before becoming a Judoka.

[2] Harris was a gold medalist at the Pan American Games, four-time United States National Champion, and six time Air Force Champion.

[1][3] Harris had a long involvement with military judo in the United States Air Force,[3] and later served as president of the United States Judo Association.

He starred in the late-1970s martial-arts film, "The Year of the Gentle Tiger", a forerunner to "The Karate Kid".

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