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Franco Harris was a PittsburghSteelers legend who died at age 72.
Franco Harris, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s, passed away aged 72 due to complications from a heart attack. Harris had scored the “Immaculate Reception” against Oakland on December 23, 1972, when he leapt into the air to haul in a deflected pass and avoid a tackle by Jack Tatum. It was…
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Franco Harris’s death deepens the nostalgia for ‘The Immaculate Reception’.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris passed away aged 71 on Tuesday. Harris, who played for the Steelers for 16 seasons, scored at least once in three of the four Super Bowls he played in and his 354 career yards rushing on the NFL’s biggest stage remains a record nearly 44 decades after his…
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Franco Harris, a Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame running back, passed away.
Franco Harris, the four-time Super Bowl champion who had ‘The Immaculate Reception’, passed away at the age of 77 on Monday. Harris, who also played for Seattle and Pittsburgh, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990 and retired after his playing career was cut short due to injuries. He rushed for…