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.

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.

A Steelers fan wearing Franco Harris’s No. 32 jersey paused on Wednesday near the monument to Harris’s 1972 “Immaculate Reception” outside Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.

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Franco Harris, a Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers known one of the most famous plays in American football history and considered one of the NFL's most iconic athletes, has died.

Franco Harris gave us the ‘Immaculate Reception’ During the 1970s, Harris was a key figure in what would become the Steelers dynasty, with his 12,120 yards and of course the four Super Bowl ...

Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers whose shoestring catch known as the “Immaculate Reception” in 1972 remains one of the most memorable moments in N.F.L ...

Everyone thought the game was over except a hustling fullback, Franco Harris. He made an improbable shoestring catch and raced into the end zone, securing the Pittsburgh Steelers' first-ever ...

Franco Harris’ ”Immaculate Reception" in 1972 was voted the greatest play in NFL history during the league's 100th anniversary season in 2020.