Napoleon Harris

About

After playing professional football for the Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and Kansas City Chiefs, this linebacker-turned-politician became a Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate. He began representing his state's fifteenth district in early 2013.

Before Fame

While a student at Northwestern University, he played on both the collegiate football and basketball teams. In 2002, he was a first-round draft to the Oakland Raiders.

Trivia

He and his wife owned two pizza restaurants in Illinois.

Family Life

His marriage to Nicole Bunton resulted in two sons.

Associated With

In 2013, he briefly joined the race to fill Jesse Jackson, Jr.'s seat in the United States Congress.