[2] Following his collegiate playing career, Harris was football coach at Fresno State College from 1933 to 1935, winning Far West Conference championships the last two years.

[1] In 1947, Harris was named athletic director at the University of Oregon, the first person to hold that title.

[3] Through fundraising and careful planning, Harris expanded both the quality of the University's athletic programs as well as its facilities.

His efforts, beginning with procurement of property across the Willamette River from campus and continuing with fundraising and governmental negotiations, resulted in the construction of Autzen Stadium, completed in 1967.

[6] Harris served as Oregon's athletic director for 20 years, stepping down in 1967, shortly before Autzen Stadium was completed.