George Harris (judoka), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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member of the first United States Olympic judo team
Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1933
Place of Birth: Kittrell, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 07-Jan-2011
Profession: judoka
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About George Harris (judoka)
- George Lee Harris (January 15, 1933 – January 7, 2011) was a member of the first United States Olympic judo team.
- He was born in Kittrell, North Carolina.
- He was a 9th dan in Judo.
- Harris began his judo career after 1952.
- Harris while speaking at Jack Krystek’s School of Judo stated he was initially a boxer before becoming a Judoka.
- He was a two-time gold medalist in the Pan American Games (1960 and 1963), four-time United States National Champion (1957, 1958, ...), and six time Air Force Champion.
- He also trained at the Kodokan where he earned his blackbelt.Harris had a long involvement with military judo in the United States Air Force, and later served as president of the United States Judo Association. Harris starred in a feature film tiled "Judo's Gentle Tiger" and also known as "The Year of the Gentle Tiger".
- A forerunner to "The Karate Kid", it was shot in the late 1970s, and was later broadcast as a NBC daytime program.
- Harris also appeared on talk shows and was twice a guest on "To Tell the Truth".
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