Career
Harrington played college football at Langston University and later with the Toronto Rifles of the Continental Football League. He had a 10 year career in the Canadian Football League from 1963 to 1974 for the Toronto Argonauts. He was a Canadian Football League All-Star three times.
His name was put in the All-time Argos on September 19, 2010.
During his career, Harrington worked with various community organization in Toronto including Physical Director of the Toronto Young Men’s Christian Association. After football he worked at the Ontario Ombudsman Office (1974–1986), patient advocate at psychiatric hospitals in Whitby and North Bay. Harrington died in Field, Ontario of cancer and survived by wife Terryl.