December is here, which means the death anniversary of legendary football player Franco Harris, who was not just an amazing football player for the NFL team but also the son of the legendary former American soldier Cad Harris. Though we all know a lot about this amazing football player, today we want to remember and know a lot about Cad Harris, the former American soldier.

Who is Cad Harris?

There is little to very little information regarding the former American soldier Harris after his death in 1980, when he was just 60 years old. Cad Harris was a former American soldier and a citizen of Bolton, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA. Though there are not many sources regarding this proud soldier, Harris, according to sources, he was born on March 24, 1920.

His earlier life details are still unknown until his death, but according to reports and through Franco Harris, Cad Harris began living as a citizen of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, after his son Franco Harris birth. Though we may not have much information regarding Harris background or earlier lives, we can guess that, as a citizen of Mississippi, Cad completed his educational qualification at some reputable education institution, after which he may have joined the field of soldiering, though this is just a guess as there are no reports of such information about Cad Harris.

Cad Harris Nationality

There are no reports of Cad Harris’s background or his earlier lives, but from what we gathered from the reports on the internet, Harris was born on March 24, 1920, and was a proud citizen of Bolton, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA. Later, at some point in his life, he shifted to Sewickley, Pennsylvania, where his son, Franco Harris, was born.

As Cad Harris died on July 17, 1980, the information and stories of childhood, family, and siblings got buried along with him, but from some sources on the internet, Harris was an Afro-American man, which could hint that his biological family of decent could be of African heritage.

Cad Harris Wife and Marriage

Cad Harris and his wife Gina Parenti had the most dreamy and fictional kind of love story everyone in this generation could dream of. This fairytale-like love story started when Cad Harris was stationed in Pisa, Italy, for his military duty, where he met Gina Parenti, who was only 19 years old at the time. The two lovebirds met during his military duty, fell in love, and later got married during World War II. But there is an adorable twist to this love story as Cad Harris wife Gina Parenti was of Italian heritage; she couldn’t speak English at that time, but being in love doesn’t always require the human language, does it?

After marriage, Gina was adorably termed the “war bride” by his fellow military teammates because of their epic love story, in which Gina Parenti married a military soldier from another country during the war. Later, Gina shifted from Italy to the US with her husband, Dal Harris, after World War II. Another fact we got to know about Gina Parenti was that she did not wear makeup when she was alive, and as she was of Italian ethnicity, she had a beautiful Italian accent.

Cad and Gina’s son, Franco Harris, was a proud NFL football player, but Gina Parenti never went to watch her son’s game as she didn’t understand the game. Cad Harris and Gina Parenti together had nine children as their symbol of love, one of whom was Franco Harris, Danielle Harris, Alberto Marrio Harris, Marisa Harris, Alvara Harris, Luana Harris, Piero Harris, Giovanni Harris, and Michele Harris. As Cad Harris and Gina Parenti were both of different heritages and ethnicities, both of their children’s were of mixed heritage.

Cad Harris Professional and Career

There is little to no information regarding Cad Harris’s career, professional, or net worth, but he was a 6-foot-tall American soldier during the time of World War II, and he was stationed in Italy, Pisa, during his service in the military during the war. As a military soldier, Cad had a reputable net worth, we can guess, and it has also earned him a proud reputation in society, but being the father of Franco Harris, who is a proud NFL football player, also earned him the reputation of a proud father.

Fun facts about Cad Harris

• Cad Harris was a proud father and loved spending time with his wife and children’s. He went to a family dinner on Mount Holly in 1973.
• He went to a family lunch in New York on January 22, 1975.
• After this proud former World War II soldier’s death, Cad Harris was buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, located in Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

  

Conclusion

Harris was a former American soldier during World War II who died on July 7, 1980. He was not only a proud and respectable former soldier as a citizen but also a proud father of his son, Franco Harris, who was a popular NFL football player. Cad Harris married Gina Parenti, an Italian woman, during his military duty in Pisa, Italy, and both of them fell in love, married, and later shifted to the USA, where they gave birth to their nine children. Cad was buried in Mount Holly Cemetery, located in Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.

FAQ’s

Q. Did Franco Harris have siblings?

Ans: Yes, Franco Harris had eight siblings named Danielle Harris, Alberto Marrio Harris, Marisa Harris, Alvara Harris, Luana Harris, Piero Harris, Giovanni Harris, and Michele Harris.

Q. Who is Cad Harris?

Ans: Cad Harris was a former American soldier during World War II and is also the father of the famous NFL football player Franco Harris.

Q. When did Cad Harris die?

Ans: Cad Harris died on July 7, 1980. Though the cause of his death is unknown, he was buried as a respectable former soldier in the Mount Holly Cemetery located in Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA, where later his wife Gina Parenti was also buried after her death near him.