Philip Gordon Robert Carr-Harris (died January 16, 1993), nicknamed Beef, was a Canadian football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts for four seasons over five years, which was also his entire professional football career. Carr-Harris won the Grey Cup with Toronto in 1945,1945 Toronto Argonauts Roster; www.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-24. 19461946 Toronto Argonauts Roster; www.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-24. and 1947, which also were the first three of his four years on the club roster. For his first two years with the club, he was a halfback. In his third year, he was both a guard and a tackle. He was not on the roster in 1948,1948 Toronto Argonauts Roster; www.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-21. but returned in 1949, as a halfback.1949 Toronto Argonauts Roster; www.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-21. His jersey number was 60.Names and Numbers--Toronto versus Ottawa, 1946; www.cflapedia.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
In his first year with the Argonauts, in 1945, Carr-Harris played in four of the six regular season games. In 1946, Carr-Harris played in only one of twelve regular season games, having been injured early in the season in a game against the Hamilton Tigers, as the team was then known.Uncredited, Doty, Meyers in farewell with Argonauts today; Ottawa Citizen, September 20, 1946, p. 42. Retrieved 2015-11-24. In 1947, Carr-Harris played in eleven of twelve regular season games. Upon his return to the team roster in 1949, following a one-year hiatus, Carr-Harris only played in one of the twelve regular season games.
While included as a member of the 1947 winning team,1947 Toronto Argonauts Roster; www.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-19. Carr-Harris had to miss the 1947 Grey Cup game, due to examination obligations in relation to becoming a Chartered Accountant.Monty Hall interview with Argonaut coach Ted Morris, prior to 1947 Grey Cup game; The Grey Cup Part 1. Rewind With Michael Enright, November 19, 2015; CBC Radio. Retrieved 2015-11-19.Uncredited, Morris claims Argos are weaker but practice proves otherwise. Montreal Gazette, November 27, 1947, p. 18. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
In 1993, Carr-Harris died of cancer.DEATHS The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); Mar 20, 1993; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2011) pg. E7
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