It was listed as 66 Circle Option in the Pittsburgh Steelers' playbook. Coach Chuck Noll, with the team down 7-6 to the Oakland Raiders, called it with 22 seconds left in their Dec. 23, 1972, AFC ...

It was listed as 66 Circle Option in the Pittsburgh Steelers' playbook. Coach Chuck Noll, with the team down 7-6 to the Oakland Raiders, called it with 22 seconds left in their Dec. 23, 1972, AFC ...

The Steelers are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Immaculate Reception, voted the greatest play in NFL History. As a part of the celebration the Steelers will retire Franco Harris' No. 32 ...

Fans tailgating near the Immaculate Reception monument before the Steelers' Dec. 11 game against the Ravens could readily recite the moment-by-moment details of the play.

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.

The controversy and how the famous NFL play got its name More: Franco Harris, Steelers legend best known for making 'The Immaculate Reception,' dies at 72 "I was in Section 135 that day.

Fifty years later, the memory of the “Immaculate Reception” endures for a fan who took his father’s advice and stayed until the end of the game.

The Oakland Raiders, while on the losing end of the Immaculate Reception, may have benefited from divine help another time, if nicknames are to be believed. They won a 1978 game on a “Holy Roller” ...

‘Immaculate Reception' Still Lifts a Region's Spirits 50 Years Later Franco Harris' miraculous play is approaching its 50th anniversary Published December 19, 2022 ...