The 50th anniversary of the late Pittsburgh Steeler Franco Harris's "Immaculate Reception" catch is Friday and will be commemorated throughout the weekend by the team. Harris died Wednesday at 72.

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris eludes a tackle by Oakland Raiders defensive back Jimmy Warren en route to the end zone after Harris’s “Immaculate Reception” on Dec. 23, 1972.

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 ...

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.

I tell myself, 'Franco, you had to have seen it,' but I have no recollection," he said.Harris' TD came with just 5 seconds left in the Steelers-Raiders playoff game at Three Rivers Stadium on Dec ...

Franco Harris' immense legacy in the NFL. But Franco Harris was, is and will be much more than the author of the "Immaculate Reception", on the field he was the player with the most yards on the ...

Franco Harris runs away from Jimmy Warren on the Immaculate Reception play. AP “When he threw that ball, automatically my mind said to go to the ball, so I started taking some steps to the ball ...

Franco Harris' remarkable play is perhaps greatest in ... death comes just days before the team was going to retire his No. 32 jersey and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception.

Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame NFL running back who made "the Immaculate Reception" and won four Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers, dies at 72. Skip to main content.

Pittsburgh Steelers legendary running back Franco Harris, known for his role in the "Immaculate Reception," has died at 72. The team was about to celebrate 50 years of the catch.