Former Razorback, Green Bay Packer Credits God and UAMS for Keeping Him Alive

By Linda Satter

Nothing seems to slow Leotis Harris down or take the smile off his face.

As a teenager, he was a star football player at Hall High School in Little Rock. From there, he became the first Black All-American Arkansas Razorback football player. Then, after being drafted in 1978 into the National Football League, he spent six years as an offensive lineman for the Green Bay Packers.

It’s fair to say he is used to getting knocked around. But even when the hard knocks include a multitude of health problems over the years, he always gets back up and stays positive.

Now, nearly three years after undergoing a kidney transplant at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and nearly two years after undergoing the amputation of his right leg below the knee, the 68-year-old retiree doesn’t let the setbacks keep him from enjoying life.

Former Razorback, Green Bay Packer Credits God and UAMS for Keeping Him Alive

Leotis Harris after his infusion at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS.