Vibroluxer
Friend of Leo's
You couldn't count the number of "Franco's Italian Army" shirts you'd see 9n game day.
RIP Franco Harris
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Bob M
Friend of Leo's
Growing up in New England BEFORE Tom Brady the Patriots were terrible-and played in the “inferior” AFL. As a result as kids we latched on to many different teams-especially winners. Lots of us were Steeler fans. Those Steelers Super Bowl teams were remarkable. And-much like Brady’s Tuck Rule play-the Immaculate Reception kicked off those years of Steelers dominance. RIP Franco Harris. Thanks for so many thrills.
FenderGyrl
Poster Extraordinaire
RIP
I was in Three Rivers Stadium when the Immaculate Reception happened.
I was in Three Rivers Stadium when the Immaculate Reception happened.
RIP, Mr. Harris.
You were one of a kind
You were one of a kind
Ebling
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Franco and the Super Steelers were the reason I fell in love with football. RIP 32.
ZackyDog
Friend of Leo's
What about Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys?
RIP, Franco.
buster poser
Poster Extraordinaire
Bummer. Cowboys household growing up (ugh '79), but my old man really liked tough guys at RB; Earl, Riggins, this guy. 'Legendary' hardly gets close.
In 1986 I was with a coworker in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, walking out of a bar and he said “great googly moogly, that’s Franco Harris!” We all called BS, so he yelled “hey, Franco! Greatest ever!” And the tall figure half turned, half smiled and then walked away.
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The anniversary of the Immaculate Reception is Friday. The Steelers were set to celebrate the play and to retire Franco's number at halftime of their game this coming Saturday vs. the Raiders.
The thing about Franco is, he was not only a hell of a football player, he was a hell of a human being. Rest In Peace, sir.
He was a monumental part of one of the greatest teams of all time.
I say that as an adulthood-long Rams fan who spent 10 futile years rooting against them but having nothing but the highest respect for him and those teams.
He was a classy and LOYAL man.
l‘m under the impression this was sudden and unexpected.
Rest in God’s Peace.
I say that as an adulthood-long Rams fan who spent 10 futile years rooting against them but having nothing but the highest respect for him and those teams.
He was a classy and LOYAL man.
l‘m under the impression this was sudden and unexpected.
Rest in God’s Peace.
Doomguy
Tele-Holic
One of my dad's favorite players when he was a kid. Never got to see Franco play but saw lots of him, he seemed to be ever present at NFL drafts and all other kinds of Steeler based events. He'll be missed.
Nightclub Dwight
Friend of Leo's
I grew up in New England, but we all loved Franco as kids. But he was so much more than a great football player. Franco is important to the city of Pittsburgh and the surrounding area for his humanitarian good deeds. He had a socially responsible company and stood up for a lot of good causes over the years. He didn't do it for the publicity, instead he just got it done quietly in order to help make the world a better place. He will be missed here in Pittsburgh.
acoustic rob
Tele-Holic
When you fly into the Pittsburgh airport you pass two statues on the way from your gate to the baggage claim.
One is George Washington, he passed through the area in the 1750s (when he was Major Washington in the English army) and sparked the French and Indian war.
The other is Franco Harris catching the Immaculate Reception.
The two men that the airport chose to welcome people to the city are the father of our country...and a fullback from New Jersey.
One is George Washington, he passed through the area in the 1750s (when he was Major Washington in the English army) and sparked the French and Indian war.
The other is Franco Harris catching the Immaculate Reception.
The two men that the airport chose to welcome people to the city are the father of our country...and a fullback from New Jersey.
what an era that was and what a player he was! Thanks Franco! Rest Easy!
bluesfordan
Friend of Leo's
Like other New Englanders, I was a fan of the Steelers back in the '70s, but I had a family connection. My second cousin Gary Dunn played for them. Never met him but since the Pats (fan since 1960) were so awful back then, I went with the Steelers.
