One is of George Washington. The other portrays Mr. Harris, reaching down to make the “Immaculate Reception.” “To people who aren’t from here, they are like, ‘What?’” Bill Crawford ...

The moment his shoe-top grab eternally known as the “Immaculate Reception” entered the lexicon, they rarely lost. Harris, whose heads-up thinking authored the most iconic play in NFL history ...

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 ...

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 ...

It doesn't matter that the weird and controversial and historic "Immaculate Reception" happened right in front of him. Villapiano knows most who love the Raiders think of Franco Harris as a villain.

“My brothers and sisters swear that when the Immaculate Reception happened, ‘Ave Maria’ was playing.” Harris’ lightning-fast thinking led to the ‘Immaculate Reception,’ considered ...

He'd talk about anything and was usually fairly chill unless one topic came up: the Immaculate Reception. Harris was a fierce defender of the most stunning, wonderful and controversial play in the ...

They said that, during the Immaculate Reception, 'Ave Maria' was playing on the album. Then they go running, 'Mom, the Steelers won,' and she looks at them and said, 'I know.'"Harris’ legendary ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Dec 21 (Reuters) - Franco Harris, the Pittsburgh Steelers running back who caught what became known as the "Immaculate Reception", has died aged 72, the Pro Football Hall of Fame said on Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH - Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back whose heads-up thinking authored the "Immaculate Reception," considered the most iconic play in NFL history, has died. He was 72.