Franco Harris’s touchdown catch in a first-round playoff game 50 years ago Friday marked a turning point for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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.

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.

During the Steelers' training camp this summer, Pittsburgh's Action News 4 anchor Andrew Stockey caught up with the man who made the immaculate reception happen, Franco Harris.

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One of the final interviews legendary running back Franco Harris did was for current Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cam Hayward's podcast, just hours before his death.

“That play really represents our teams of the ’70s,” Harris said after the "Immaculate Reception" was voted the greatest play in the league's first 100 years in 2020.

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.

Steelers legend Franco Harris was talking about his famous "Immaculate Reception" in an interview with Chris Russo on SiriusXM Tuesday hours before his death.

Dec. 23 will mark the 50th anniversary of the 'Immaculate Reception,' Franco Harris' famous catch in 1972 that changed the course of Steelers football.

Flowers adorn the statue of the Immaculate Reception by Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — 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 ...