Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame working again for the Pittsburgh Steelers whose shoestring capture acknowledged as the “Immaculate Reception” in 1972 stays just one of the most unforgettable times in N.F.L. background, has died. He was 72.
His son, Franco “Dok” Harris, confirmed his demise to The Affiliated Press.
Harris’s demise arrives days just before the 50th anniversary of the “Immaculate Reception,” which Mike Tomlin, the existing Steelers mentor, reported this week was “the most substantial play in the background of the activity.” The Steelers prepared to retire Harris’s jersey number, 32, through a halftime ceremony at their match on Saturday.
On Dec. 23, 1972, the Steelers were being trailing, 7-6, in a divisional round playoff game versus the Oakland Raiders. With much less than 30 seconds to play in the fourth quarter, the Steelers quarterback, Terry Bradshaw, lofted a desperation pass to John “Frenchy” Fuqua, only to see the ball deflect toward the floor. But Harris scooped the ball out of the air just inches from the turf and ran untouched for the video game-winning landing, a miraculous complete that has been replayed 1000’s of occasions considering that.
5 a long time afterwards, Harris, who performed higher education soccer at Penn Condition, remained a person of the most beloved Steelers players, an instantaneously recognizable deal with in Pittsburgh. He rushed for 12,120 yards over 13 seasons, 12 of which have been with Pittsburgh, and was a linchpin of the Steeler’s most successful era, winning Super Bowls in the 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979 seasons.
He was named to the Pro Bowl nine instances and was inducted into the N.F.L. Hall of Fame in 1990.
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