Franco Harris Steelers RB dies at 72 RIP

[kalinecountry]

https://www.nfl.com/news/steelers-h...ris-author-of-the-immaculate-reception-dies-a
Steelers Hall of Fame RB Franco Harris, author of 'The Immaculate Reception,' dies at 72.
NFL.com

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35296389/steelers-hall-fame-running-back-franco-harris-dies-72
Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris dies at 72.
espn

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HarrFr00.htm
Franco Harris.

 

[biggunsbob]

Rip.
Btw I didn?t know this but heard on the radio that that I immaculate reception was Terry?s first ever td pass in the playoffs.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Rip.
Btw I didn?t know this but heard on the radio that that I immaculate reception was Terry?s first ever td pass in the playoffs.

I seen it on my television at the time it happened.

 

[biggunsbob]

I seen it on my television at the time it happened.

Me too.

 

[mhughes0021]

For how much we say the steelers do right. What a huge miss to not retire this guys number sooner. He was scheduled to have his number retired next week. Pitts robbed him of that opportunity. Dude went into the HOF in 1990...wtf were you waiting for?

 

[tinselwolverine]

For how much we say the steelers do right. What a huge miss to not retire this guys number sooner. He was scheduled to have his number retired next week. Pitts robbed him of that opportunity. Dude went into the HOF in 1990...wtf were you waiting for?

I guess, turns out, they were waiting for him to die.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Rest in peace. I was a huge fan of the Steelers in the 70's and Franco was just awesome.

 

[tomdalton22]

For how much we say the steelers do right. What a huge miss to not retire this guys number sooner. He was scheduled to have his number retired next week. Pitts robbed him of that opportunity. Dude went into the HOF in 1990...wtf were you waiting for?

I don't think they knew he was going to die a few days before this weekend.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

I guess, turns out, they were waiting for him to die.

They can probably sell his jerseys for more $$ this weekend.

Death is an excellent sales strategy.

 

[tinselwolverine]

I don't think they knew he was going to die a few days before this weekend.

Imagine the dilemma if they knew he might die when he did, but weren?t sure.

?We could move it to sooner to be sure Franco won?t be dead yet?but what if he doesn?t die? That would fuck up the whole ?50th Anniversary? event promotion thing.?

 

[tinselwolverine]

They can probably sell his jerseys for more $$ this weekend.

Death is an excellent sales strategy.

It worked for Picasso, Van Gogh and Rembrandt.

 

[byco42]

I'm convinced that a Raiders favorable bounce would have ended the Dolphins' season the next week. Or if the officials had seen that Franco picked the ball off the Three-Rivers' artificial turf.

EDIT: I recall watching this odd play on our Zenith 21" Color TV in our TV room.

 

[mhughes0021]

I don't think they knew he was going to die a few days before this weekend.

That's kind of my point... what exactly were they waiting for? Dude was 72 years old. He went into the HOF in 1990....32 YEARS AGO! lol.