Harris, who passed away aged 81, devoted over six decades of his life to football on Leeside and was involved with Cork City since the club’s inception.
The League of Ireland football legend that is Swords man, Conan Byrne has received yet another accolade in his storied career as he was named the winner of the Liam Tuohy Special Merit Award at this year s Soccer Writers of Ireland Awards.
This special award went to Conan in recognition of several acts of charity and kindness which included raising more than €13,000 for the Irish Cancer Society in a marathon walk to every League of Ireland ground in Dublin, and raising spirits across the country by arranging conversations between a host of League of Ireland personalities and their supporters.
The former Sporting Fingal, Shelbourne and St Patrick s Athletic player, took full advantage of some unscheduled time off from work back in March as the country got locked down due to the global pandemic by embarking on a novel fundraising event for a charity particularly hit by the outbreak of the coronavirus.