Frenchy Fuqua just so happened to work offseason for The Detroit News. He worked in circulation. A few years later, lusting for a column, I approached Mike O’Hara in The News’ sports department.

The play stands among the most iconic in Steelers and NFL history, while remaining one of the most controversial plays in Raiders history.

Barely avoiding a sack, he flung a desperation pass to John “Frenchy” Fuqua halfway down the field. Oakland safety Jack “The Assassin” Tatum arrived as the pass reached Mr. Fuqua.

Still debated today, this diagram shows how the ball deflected off either Oakland’s Jack Tatum (31) or Pittsburgh’s “Frenchy” Fuqua (33) before Franco Harris’ “Immaculate Reception.” ...

It hit first either teammate Frenchy Fuqua or the Raiders’ Jack Tatum. It caromed into the hands of the Steelers’ Franco Harris who ran it in for a game-winning touchdown.

Quarterback Terry Bradshaw was looking for John "Frenchy" Fuqua when he threw the ball deep downfield, but Harris was running in the same direction when the ball somehow popped off Fuqua and ...

An emotional ceremony would have been enough to honor one of the franchise's most beloved players. Then, the Steelers did one better.

Bradshaw tossed a pass to halfback John “Frenchy” Fuqua, who then took a huge hit from Raiders safety Jack Tatum as the ball arrived, sending it backward.

FH: Frenchy Fuqua was injured. We only had one running back and Jack Delaplaine was injured the game before and so, we had one running back going into that championship game.

Whether Chiefs head coach Andy Reid meant to or not, he sent one NFL position group into football extinction with a roster decision.

Not Harris, but John “Frenchy” Fuqua. Jack Tatum, an Oakland safety and the team's most feared defender, also spotted Fuqua and the ball approaching him.

In the final seconds of the Raiders-Steelers divisional-round playoff game, safety Jack "The Assassin" Tatum rocked Steelers RB John "Frenchy" Fuqua, sending Bradshaw's pass ricocheting backward ...