MEAC

Gary "Flea" Harrell made a significant impact on Howard University football and the MEAC as both a player and a coach. The Miami, Fla., native was a four-year letterwinner as a wide receiver and punt return specialist. He started every game for Howard’s undefeated 1993 team and was a member of the MEAC championship team and Black National championship team that same season. Harrell holds the Howard program record for most receptions in a game (13) and in a career (184). He ranks eighth in the MEAC in total receiving yards (2,639) in a career, ninth in career receptions (184 receptions), fifth in total receptions (72) in a season, tied for fourth in total touchdowns in a game (4) and tied for fifth in total receptions in a game (13). Harrell also served as head coach at his alma mater from 2011-16, and he was inducted into the Howard University Hall of Fame in November 2005. Harrell also received a proclamation from the City of Miami, declaring it Gary “Flea” Harrell Day.