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Franco Harris played 13 seasons for the Steelers and Seahawks. He had 2,949 carries for 12,120 yards, 307 catches for 2,287 yards and scored 100 touchdowns. He was selected to play in 9 Pro Bowls. He won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award, 1 Super Bowl MVP award and 4 championships. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990.
When was Franco Harris born? Franco Harris was born on March 7, 1950. Where was Franco Harris born? Franco Harris was born in Fort Dix, NJ. How tall was Franco Harris? Franco Harris was 6-2 (188 cm) tall. How much did Franco Harris weigh when playing? Franco Harris weighed 230 lbs (104 kg) when playing. Is Franco Harris in the Hall of Fame?
- Fort Dix, NJ, USA
- March 7, 1950
- How Many Watched The game?
- Steelers' Fans from Erie Were There
- Future Hall of Famers Played, Including Erie's Fred Biletnikoff
- Defense Ruled The Day Before Harris' Play
- Pass Was Intended For Pearson
- QB Stabler Didn't Start, But He Finished The Game For Raiders
- It Was The Steelers' First Playoff Win in Franchise History
- Steelers Didn't Get to Super Bowl
- Important Role For Official, Former Player
- Harris Before He Turned Pro
The attendance for the game against the Oakland Raiders at Three Rivers Stadium was listed at 50,327. It's unknown how many Pittsburgh residents didn'tsee the game, a 13-7 Steelers win. The NFL's 1972 season was the last one it prohibited live local telecasts of a team's home games. That was in place as a way to spur ticket sales. Because of that, ...
Erie native Tom Wedzik and his father, Al, were seated 15 rows up from Three Rivers Stadium's field surface. That meant they had a closer — albeit still chaotic view — of the Immaculate Reception than most in the stands. Wedzik commented to the Times-News that the play wouldn't have quite the aura it currently holds had cell phone video been around...
Although unknown at the time, the game included 13 players later enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame at Canton, Ohio. One of that baker's dozen was 1961 Tech Memorial graduate Fred Biletnikoff, a 1988 inductee. The former Centaur and Florida State Seminole star spent his entire NFL career (1965-78) as a Raiders' wide receiver. Biletnikoff al...
Three receptions for 28 yards. That might constitute a receiver's statistics for one quarter in today's pass-happy, offensive-first NFL. Not 50 years ago, though. Those were Biletnikoff's receiving statistics for the entire game. So spartan were the teams' offenses that day, and back when the rules tended to favor defenses, that Biletnikoff and tig...
Pittsburgh receiver Barry Pearson was quarterback Terry Bradshaw's primary target on the play. Not only did the rookie not catch that pass that miraculously landed in Harris' hands, he didn't record one all day. Nor all season. The Immaculate Reception game was Pearson's first in uniform for the Steelers. Pittsburgh signed the former Northwestern U...
Quarterback Ken Stabler gave Oakland a 7-6 lead less than a minute before the Immaculate Reception. However, despite his now-forgotten heroics, he wasn't their starting quarterback. That role went to Daryle Lamonica, who died this past April 21. Lamonica, as did virtually every other player on offense throughout the game, struggled to move the Raid...
The Immaculate Reception was the reason the Steelers won a postseason game for the first time in the franchise's four decades of existence to that point. It also was the considered the launching pad for the dynasty that was to follow throughout the rest of the 1970s. Pittsburgh won four Super Bowls, then a record, over a six-season span between 197...
It's become easy to forget as time has passed that the Steelers did notwin the Super Bowl that year. The greatest season in franchise history to that point ended eight days later against the Miami Dolphins in the AFC Championship Game. Miami, thanks to a 21-17 New Year's Eve victory at Three Rivers Stadium, made Pittsburgh its 16th win en route to ...
Back judge Adrian Burk was the first official who signaled the Immaculate Reception as a touchdown. However, he was part of NFL lore long before that day. Burk, who died in 2003 at age 75, was a rarity in that he both played and officiated NFL games. His playing career as a quarterback consisted of one season with the original Baltimore Colts and s...
A final note, courtesy of the man responsible for the Immaculate Reception. Harris spoke during an Oct. 12 ceremony at Pittsburgh's Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum. The museum, in conjunction with the play's 50th anniversary, continues to exhibit some of his personal football-related memorabilia. One of Harris' stories was about a college recrui...
- Mike Copper
- Sports Writer
Rushing Attempts. Franco Harris rushed the ball a career-high 41 times during the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-6 win against the Cincinnati Bengals on October 17, 1976. Rushing Touchdowns. Franco Harris rushed for a career-high 3 touchdowns during the Pittsburgh Steelers 32-14 win against the Buffalo Bills on December 22, 1974. Rushing Yards.
- March 7, 1950
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Rod Woodson scored his first NFL touchdown against the Bengals in 1987. On this day in Steelers history, December 23, 1972, the Steelers defeat the Raiders on the final play of the game ... Franco Harris' "Immaculate Reception".
Dec 24, 2022 · Carr started crisply in the 8-degree (minus-13 Celsius) weather - the coldest home game for the Steelers since 1989 - and finished off a 14-play, 71-yard opening drive with a 14-yard touchdown ...
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