(1950-03-07)March 7, 1950 Fort Dix, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:
December 20, 2022(2022-12-20) (aged 72) Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:
230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:
Rancocas Valley Regional (Mount Holly, New Jersey)
College:
Penn State (1968–1971)
NFL draft:
1972 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
Pittsburgh Steelers (1972–1983)
Seattle Seahawks (1984)
Career highlights and awards
4× Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
Super Bowl MVP (IX)
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1972)
NFL Man of the Year (1976)
First-team All-Pro (1977)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1972, 1975)
9× Pro Bowl (1972–1980)
NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1976)
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team
Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor
Pittsburgh Steelers No. 32 retired
Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
12,120
Yards per carry:
4.1
Rushing touchdowns:
91
Receptions:
307
Receiving yards:
2,287
Receiving touchdowns:
9
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Franco Harris (March 7, 1950 – December 20, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a running back for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[1] He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 1972 NFL draft. Harris spent his first 12 seasons with Pittsburgh, earning nine Pro Bowl selections, and was a member of the Seattle Seahawks in his last.
A four-time Super Bowl winner with the Steelers, Harris was the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl IX. He also scored the "Immaculate Reception" touchdown, one of professional football's most famous plays, which gave the Steelers their first playoff win. Harris was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.
^"The 10 Greatest NFL Fullbacks in History", Sports Cheat Sheet, December 20, 2015, archived from the original on September 27, 2018, retrieved September 27, 2018
FrancoHarris (March 7, 1950 – December 20, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a running back for 13 seasons in the National Football...
bounced off the helmet of Raiders safety Jack Tatum. Steelers fullback FrancoHarris caught it just before it hit the ground and ran for a game-winning touchdown...
448 yards and a touchdown. In the Steelers' rushing game, fullback FrancoHarris was the team's leading rusher for the 7th consecutive season, recording...
Roethlisberger in 2004; the selection was announced by Steelers legend FrancoHarris in one of his last public appearances with the team before his unexpected...
Greene in 1969, Terry Bradshaw and Mel Blount in 1970, Jack Ham in 1971, FrancoHarris in 1972, and finally, in 1974, pulling off the incredible feat of selecting...
73-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver John Stallworth, and running back FrancoHarris' 1-yard touchdown run. Despite throwing three interceptions, Bradshaw...
Dwight White, and safety Mike Wagner were selected by the team. Fullback FrancoHarris was drafted in 1972. And in 1974, the Steelers picked linebacker Jack...
points scored (373) and 2nd in fewest points allowed (162). Fullback FrancoHarris ranked second in the league with 1,246 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns...
record 100 yards rushing on his first five games, since FrancoHarris in 1972. In Week 17, Harris ran for a career-high 188 yards and the game-sealing touchdown...
featured the "Steel Curtain" defense and a powerful running attack led by FrancoHarris and Rocky Bleier, but Bradshaw's strong arm gave them the threat of...
(play by play), Hank Stram (color commentator) Box Score In that game. FrancoHarris became the 5th man to rush for 8,000 career rushing yards, and it was...
Pittsburgh Steelers, with team commentary from FrancoHarris, Joe Greene, and Andy Russell, and narrated by Ed Harris. During the offseason, the Steelers held...
Superstars competitions over the years by the competition they competed in. FrancoHarris Zoë Baker Lesley McKenna Shelley Rudman Alan Bates Alain Baxter Jonah...
While Bettis finished with 1,542 more yards than FrancoHarris on the NFL's all-time rushing list, Harris remains the Steelers all-time leading rusher because...
Quarterback 1971 John Brockington Green Bay Packers Running back 1972 FrancoHarris Pittsburgh Steelers Running back 1973 Chuck Foreman Minnesota Vikings...
Steelers were beaten by Los Angeles, 10-3. (12-2) Quarter-by-quarter FrancoHarris gained 152 yds rushing, one yard less than the Baltimore Colts offense...
13–7 in the playoffs on a last second touchdown by rookie running back FrancoHarris. The rebuilding of the franchise that began in 1969 with the hiring...
actor Jon Hamm, radio personality Jon Hein, and players Tony Dungy, FrancoHarris, Ed "Too Tall" Jones and Lynn Swann. The NFL instituted several major...
coverage and long time friendship to Steelers Hall of Fame inductee FrancoHarris in one of the top plays in the history of the NFL, in 1972, a play known...
currently owned by Teresa Conn, Anthony Misitano, and the family of FrancoHarris. The team is a part of the Women's Football Alliance, with home games...
Briscoe, and James Harris (Gilliam started ahead of Terry Bradshaw briefly during the 1974 season). In January 1975, FrancoHarris became the first African...
August 24, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2024. "Gold Jacket Spotlight: FrancoHarris, 'Mr. Pittsburgh'". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 27...
(Raiders) 13–7 Lost AFC Championship (Dolphins) 17–21 Chuck Noll (AFC COY) FrancoHarris (OROY, AFC OROY) Joe Greene (DPOY) 1973 1973 NFL AFC Central 2nd 10...
from ESPN, actor Mark Wahlberg, Arnold Palmer, and football player FrancoHarris, among others, served on the Honorary Board of Second Mile. During the...
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