Roland Harper (born February 28, 1953) is a former professional American football player who played running back for eight seasons for the Chicago Bears. He was selected in the 17th and final round of the 1975 draft from Louisiana Tech. He was a starting fullback known in his playing days as a punishing blocker who opened holes in opposing defenses for star halfback Walter Payton. Harper ranks sixth on the Bears' all-time rushing list with 3,044 yards and 15 TDs on 757 carries in seven seasons. Harper was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986. More about Roland Harper
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Although he was drafted in the final round of the 1975, Harper wound up as the Bears starting fullback that season. He was joined in the backfield that season by fellow rookie Payton, who was the Bears 1st round draft choice that season. Fellow rookie Bob Avellini, the Bears 6th round draft pick in 1975, also started several games at quarterback that season, giving the Bears an all rookie backfield. Harper, Payton and Avelleni started most of the games for the Bears together from 1976 through 1978. In his rookie season, Harper rushed for 453 yards on 100 carries. His 4.5 yards per rushing attempt ranked 7th in the NFL that season. He also caught 27 passes for 191 yards in 1975.In total, we tracked 68 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Roland Harper (Roland Harper Chicago Bears Signed Football w/Pic Auto) was sold in April 2012 for $29.99 while the cheapest item (1981 Topps Football Roland Harper AUTOGRAPHED #516-Chicago Bears) found a new owner for $0.99 in August 2023. The month with the most items sold (4) was November 2010 with an average selling price of $1.67 for an autographed item of Roland Harper. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2012 with $26.89 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2008. In average, an autographed item from Roland Harper is worth $5.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Roland Harper were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1979 Topps Football #227 Roland Harper Bears ? AUTO SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ⭐ | $9.57 | ||
1981 Topps Football Roland Harper AUTOGRAPHED #516-Chicago Bears | $0.99 | ||
ROLAND HARPER 1976 TOPPS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED CARD #229 CHICAGO BEARS | $19.95 | ||
Roland Harper Chicago Bears Autographed 8x10 Photo | $22.95 | ||
Roland Harper Chicago Bears Autographed 8x10 Photo | $22.95 | ||
Roland Harper Chicago Bears/ Luisiana Tech Personally Autographed Card | $1.15 | ||
Roland Harper Signed 1978 Topps #417 Card Chicago Bears Auto AU | $3.99 | ||
Roland Harper SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 1981 MARKETCOM MINI POSTER Chicago Bears | $24.00 | ||
Vintage 1976 Topps Signed Roland Harper Rookie Football Card #229 Chicago Bears | $2.50 | ||
Vintage SIGNED Framed Photo: Chicago Bears Walter Payton & Roland Harper 1980s | $19.99 |