Damon Harrison
Early life
Early life
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Harrison was born in [New Iberia, Louisiana](/wiki/New_Iberia%2C_Louisiana "New Iberia, Louisiana") on November 29, 1988\. He attended [Lake Charles Boston High School](/wiki/Lake_Charles_Boston_Academy "Lake Charles Boston Academy"), where he primarily played shooting guard on the school's [basketball](/wiki/Basketball "Basketball") varsity team. On November 29, 2005, during his junior season, he injured the [meniscus](/wiki/Meniscus_%28anatomy%29 "Meniscus (anatomy)") in his left knee, and gained "like 40 or 50 pounds" over the next two months. He decided to take on football for his senior year, playing both offensive and defensive line, and was an all\-district and all\-Southwest Louisiana selection in 2006\. He was also named as the team captain and was selected as Lake Charles Boston's Offensive MVP and Defensive MVP along with being selected as the Lake Charles Boston's Offensive Lineman of the Year.

Since much of recruiting takes place during a high school player's junior season, Harrison was overlooked by college scouts and wound up without any scholarship offer after his graduation. He enrolled at [Northwest Mississippi Community College](/wiki/Northwest_Mississippi_Community_College "Northwest Mississippi Community College"), but dropped out after the first semester to work as a night stocker at [Walmart](/wiki/Walmart "Walmart") in [Lake Charles](/wiki/Lake_Charles%2C_Louisiana "Lake Charles, Louisiana"). However, he was later recruited to [William Penn University](/wiki/William_Penn_University "William Penn University"), in [Oskaloosa, Iowa](/wiki/Oskaloosa%2C_Iowa "Oskaloosa, Iowa"), by former NMCC assistant coach Steve Miller.


How did Harrison's injury affect his weight?