Franco Harris, N.F.L. Hall of Famer Who Caught ‘Immaculate Reception,’ Dies at 72
By Curt_Anderson December 21, 2022 12:39 pm Category: Sports (0.0 from 0 votes)
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I remember watching the game and the "Immaculate Reception" well. It was a Saturday game as I recall and it was a frigid Wisconsin winter day.
Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers whose shoestring catch known as the “Immaculate Reception” in 1972 remains one of the most memorable moments in N.F.L. history, has died. He was 72.
The Steelers announced his death but did not cite a cause.
Harris’s death comes days before the 50th anniversary of the “Immaculate Reception,” which Mike Tomlin, the current Steelers coach, said this week was “the most significant play in the history of the game.” The Steelers planned to retire Harris’s jersey number, 32, during a halftime ceremony at their game on Saturday.
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