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Dec 20, 2019 · The debate over the Immaculate Reception rages on decades after it happened, but no one's contesting the play's standing in NFL history. By Judy Battista | Published Dec. 20, 2019. NOTE FROM...
Dec 21, 2022 · As the 50th anniversary of the iconic play arrives, there is still plenty of debate over whether Franco Harris' touchdown for the Steelers was legit.
The play has been a source of some controversy and speculation ever since, with some contending that the ball touched only Fuqua (and did not in any way touch Tatum) or that it hit the ground before Harris caught it, either of which would have resulted in an incomplete pass by the rules of the time.
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- Fred Swearingen
- December 23, 1972
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Dec 23, 2022 · CNN — Fifty years after the “Immaculate Reception” and just hours before his death, Franco Harris said it “blows my mind” how he pulled off arguably the most memorable play in NFL history.
Dec 24, 2022 · Franco Harris' amazing catch became the Immaculate Reception thanks to Pittsburgh sportscaster Myron Cope, who reported on the team's victory and used the phrase on air. A local Pittsburgh...
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Sep 21, 2019 · CNN — There’s always a debate, it seems, around the “Immaculate Reception,” the unbelievable winning play from a 1972 AFC divisional playoff game in which Pittsburgh Steelers running back...
Dec 21, 2022 · MORE: Timing of Franco Harris' arrival in Pittsburgh was 'Immaculate', but he left us too soon. Why the Immaculate Reception was so controversial. At the time, the NFL had a since-rescinded...
