Yahoo

Franco Harris, Steeler who caught Immaculate Reception, dies

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The ball fluttered in the air and all but one of the 22 players on the Three Rivers Stadium turf on that cold December day 50 years ago essentially stopped. Franco Harris never did.
The New York Times

Franco Harris, Hall of Fame running back known for ‘Immaculate Reception’, dies at 72

Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris, the Pittsburgh Steelers icon who will be remembered for one of the greatest plays in NFL history, has died. He was 72. The Pro Football Hall of Fame confirmed ...
Yahoo

Franco Harris Dies: Hall Of Famer Who Caught “The Immaculate Reception” & Won 4 Super Bowls Was 72

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago this week, Harris was a rookie when he caught "The Immaculate Reception" in a playoff game against the Oakland ...
Yahoo! Sports

50 years since Immaculate Reception: Erie connections part of memorable play's anniversary

That was the football advice Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris remembered Joe Paterno, his college coach at Penn State, preaching even if a play call wasn't directly meant for him. Go to ...
NPR

The death of Franco Harris only deepens nostalgia for 'The Immaculate Reception'

Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris died Wednesday, just days before the 50th anniversary of the "Immaculate Reception," what many have called one of the greatest plays in NFL ...
NFL

'A Football Life': Terry Bradshaw relives Franco Harris' heads-up play on 'The Immaculate Reception'

'A Football Life': Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw relives Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris' heads-up play on 'The Immaculate Reception' against the Las ...
NFL

Steelers Hall of Fame RB Franco Harris, author of 'The Immaculate Reception,' dies at 72

Remembering the life and legacy of Hall of Fame RB Franco Harris. PITTSBURGH -- Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back whose heads-up thinking authored “The Immaculate Reception,” considered the ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Harris, the Immaculate Steeler, dies at 72

PITTSBURGH -- The ball fluttered in the air and all but one of the 22 players on the Three Rivers Stadium turf on that cold December day 50 years ago essentially stopped. Franco Harris never did. The ...
Wall Street Journal

About That ‘Immaculate Reception’

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Collin Levy, Allysia Finley and Dan Henninger. Image: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images It’s been half a century since ...
The New York Times

Franco Harris, Steeler Who Caught ‘Immaculate Reception,’ Dies at 72

A Hall of Fame running back, he died days before the 50th anniversary of one of the most memorable plays in N.F.L. history. By Richard Sandomir and Daniel Victor Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame ...
KSAT

Franco Harris, Steeler who caught Immaculate Reception, dies

Margaret Brown (left), 30, and Christopher Henson (right), 30, are accused of tampering and fabricating physical evidence with the intent to impair an investigation, records indicate. Read full ...