Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris died Wednesday, just days before the 50th anniversary of the "Immaculate Reception," what many have called one of the greatest plays in ...

Franco Harris died earlier this week just days before his number will be retired as the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrate the 50th anniversary of the "Immaculate Reception." Hours before his death ...

Fifty years after the “Immaculate Reception” and just hours before his death, Franco Harris said it “blows my mind” how he pulled off arguably the most memorable play in NFL history. In a ...

with plans to attend ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception on Friday afternoon. Then, he planned to witness the retirement of Franco Harris’ No. 32 at the Steelers ...

Franco Harris never did. The Pittsburgh Steelers ... The moment his shoe-top grab eternally known as the “Immaculate Reception” entered the lexicon, they rarely lost. Harris, whose heads ...

That was the former Steelers running back Franco Harris, famous for the “Immaculate Reception,” speaking in an interview with Chris Russo on SiriusXM’s “Mad Dog Unleashed.” Later in the ...

In the days before he died this week at 72, Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris did interviews about his central role in the “Immaculate Reception,” which occurred 50 ...

said in the “Immaculate Reception” documentary. “The father of our country and a guy who caught a football off somebody’s helmet.” Franco Harris, a Pittsburgh Steelers running back whose ...

Washington only crossed the Delaware; Harris helped the Steelers become a dynasty. More: What is 'The Immaculate Reception'? The controversy and how the famous NFL play got its name More ...

(Editor’s note: Franco Harris died at the age of 72, his family announced on Wednesday, two days before the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception.) Out of breath but not yet out of harm ...

By Richard Sandomir and Daniel Victor Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers whose shoestring catch known as the “Immaculate Reception” in 1972 remains one of ...

Franco Harris, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hall of Fame running back best known for his role in the “Immaculate Reception,” one of the greatest plays in NFL history, died. He was 72.