I remember watching him as a kid. Great player. Just days before they were set to retire his number.
Because son, it is what you are supposed to do.
December 21, 2022, 07:00 AM
divil
Dang. Rest In Peace Mr. Harris.
December 21, 2022, 07:06 AM
got2hav1
RIP. Great player. The Immaculate Reception.
JEREMIAH 33:3
December 21, 2022, 07:20 AM
Schmelby
I have a football autographed by Franco. I just texted my brother who lives in Pittsburgh. He visited me a couple of weeks ago. I should have given it to him so his friends could drool over it. I told him I would never sell it but would give it to him.
December 21, 2022, 07:22 AM
Schmelby
They were just going to have a party for the 50th anniversary of the immaculate reception.
December 21, 2022, 07:26 AM
daikyu
Born in 70 I grew up in Pittsburgh during the Steelers dynasty.
Franco was an all time great as a player and revered in the city. After retirement Franco had been active in the community to this day.
It would have been great for Franco to see the retirement of his number. The Steelers have only officially retired two numbers and Franco's #32 will be the third.
December 21, 2022, 08:49 AM
BigSwede
RIP Franco
One of my childhood heroes
December 21, 2022, 08:50 AM
Skins2881
quote:
Originally posted by got2hav1: RIP. Great player. The Immaculate Reception.
Was just talking about this with someone the other day.
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis
December 21, 2022, 08:57 AM
ibanda
Grew up in Dallas as a Cowboys fan in the 70s. Franco was a worthy adversary! Those Steelers/ Cowboys games in the 70s are legendary.
I have a few SIGs.
December 21, 2022, 09:08 AM
OKCGene
That’s sad.
Terry Bradshaw, who threw that ball, is in bad health (cancer) and looks terrible, he may not be far behind Franco. .
December 21, 2022, 09:09 AM
Steve in PA
RIP! I remember watching The Immaculate Reception live as it happened. I was 11 years old and have been a life long Steeler fan since.
Steve "The Marines I have seen around the world have, the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps." Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945
December 21, 2022, 09:45 AM
architect
My wife is from Pgh. She claims that half the city was in the stadium the day of the IR, and the other half was watching on TV (even though the game was blacked out in the area).
Pittsburgh seems to have attracted many fine players who not only played the game well, but showed good qualities of character and personality as well. Maybe not Bradshaw so much, but Franco is near the top of that list.
December 21, 2022, 09:45 AM
Gustofer
Yet another part of my youth is gone.
________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
December 21, 2022, 10:12 AM
chellim1
The Immaculate Reception.
"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown
"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor
December 21, 2022, 10:58 AM
smschulz
Sad event and bad timing. Wife is from Pittsburgh.
December 21, 2022, 12:01 PM
ZSMICHAEL
quote:
Terry Bradshaw, who threw that ball, is in bad health (cancer) and looks terrible, he may not be far behind Franco. .
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Reports he has bladder cancer and it is in remission. Treated at Yale Medical center.
December 21, 2022, 12:13 PM
OKCGene
quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
quote:
Terry Bradshaw, who threw that ball, is in bad health (cancer) and looks terrible, he may not be far behind Franco. .
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Reports he has bladder cancer and it is in remission. Treated at Yale Medical center.
He also has Merkels Cell Carcinoma. I can't imagine dealing with 2 cancers. That sucks, and I wish him and his family the best.
December 21, 2022, 10:26 PM
jbourneidentity
I was 8 in 1978. Steelers versus Cowboys in the Super Bowl. My mom's douchebag boyfriend was a Steelers fan. So, I was for the Cowboys.
By the 4th quarter, I was a committed Steelers fan. I've never left them. Franco was one of the main reasons why. Loved that guy. Not the quickest RB. Not the fastest RB. But maybe the smartest RB. Followed blocks like a beast.
RIP Franco.
December 22, 2022, 12:02 AM
old rugged cross
Rocky Bleier did not hurt either.
This is sad news.
"Practice like you want to play in the game"
December 22, 2022, 01:00 AM
12131
Harris, Bradshaw, Swann, Stallworth, Ham, Lambert, Greene, Greenwood. Man, I used to hate these guys, because they used to own the Cowboys every time they met. But, they are legendary.
