The scout who helped bring Harris to the NFL, along with teammates from the Cowboys' championship runs in the 1970s, gathered to honor Harris, an Arkansas native, at the Little Rock Touchdown Club. Beginning this year,
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"This is a great thing for Cliff. And if anybody deserves it, he does. The only thing that we need to do with Cliff now is get him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame," scout Gil Brandt said.