{"id":164218,"date":"2022-12-21T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/franco-harris-legendary-pittsburgh-steelers-running-back-dead-at-72\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T13:11:02","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:11:02","slug":"franco-harris-legendary-pittsburgh-steelers-running-back-dead-at-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/franco-harris-legendary-pittsburgh-steelers-running-back-dead-at-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Franco Harris, legendary Pittsburgh Steelers running back, dead at 72"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-none embed--size-medium is-hero\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<link rel=\"preload\" as=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/12\/21\/a57836d2-b3e3-4a2a-af18-6d73b62d4c44\/thumbnail\/1280x720\/fe37216c096e9f71d01246efedeac5c3\/354cbf7cab793e49e4f1ebe511dea2fa.jpg\"\/><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"position:absolute;width:0;height:0\"><defs><symbol id=\"player-icon-pause\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M4 4h10v24h-10zM18 4h10v24h-10z\"\/><\/symbol><symbol id=\"player-icon-play\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M6 4l20 12-20 12z\"\/><\/symbol><symbol id=\"player-icon-close\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\"><line stroke-width=\"6\" x1=\"3\" y1=\"3\" x2=\"29\" y2=\"29\"\/><line stroke-width=\"6\" x1=\"29\" y1=\"3\" x2=\"3\" y2=\"29\"\/><\/symbol><symbol id=\"player-icon-fullscreen\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M32 0h-13l5 5-6 6 3 3 6-6 5 5z\"\/><path d=\"M32 32v-13l-5 5-6-6-3 3 6 6-5 5z\"\/><path d=\"M0 32h13l-5-5 6-6-3-3-6 6-5-5z\"\/><path d=\"M0 0v13l5-5 6 6 3-3-6-6 5-5z\"\/><\/symbol><symbol id=\"player-icon-drag\" viewbox=\"0 0 40 55\"><g fill=\"#f5f5f5\"><circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"5\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"5\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"35\" cy=\"5\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"20\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"20\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"35\" cy=\"20\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"35\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"35\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"35\" cy=\"35\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"5\" cy=\"50\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"20\" cy=\"50\" r=\"5\"\/><circle cx=\"35\" cy=\"50\" r=\"5\"\/><\/g><\/symbol><\/defs><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__content--draggable\" data-component=\"draggableFrame\" data-draggable-frame-options=\"{\" pauseonclose=\"\">\n<div class=\"player-overlay__container player-overlay--draggable\" data-theme=\"default\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"player-overlay__title\">KDKA-TV Sports&#8217; 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Rich Walsh on Franco Harris&#8217; legacy<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">05:12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Pittsburgh<\/em>  \u2014 Iconic Steelers running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Franco Harris has died, <span class=\"link\">CBS Pittsburgh reports<\/span>.  He was 72.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217; death was confirmed to the station by his family.  No cause of death was provided.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowler was drafted by the Steelers with the 13th overall pick in 1972 after playing for Joe Paterno at Penn State.<\/p>\n<p>During his illustrious NFL career, Harris rushed for over 11,000 yards with the Steelers, becoming the leading rusher in team history, and was named the MVP of Super Bowl IX.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"GettyImages-788478677.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2020\/02\/02\/44c91126-5596-4965-889b-4c3f908b2d0d\/thumbnail\/620x349\/034e97944cf7ade22cd491c9f6151995\/GettyImages-788478677.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2020\/02\/02\/44c91126-5596-4965-889b-4c3f908b2d0d\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/cb32c03fbb0fb10eeebb60db149b9ab9\/GettyImages-788478677.jpg 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Franco Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers running back, during the NFL\/AFC Divisional playoff game on Dec.  19, 1976 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.  The Steelers won, 40-14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>            Photo by Bob Grieser\/Allsport\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                      <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harris became part of history forever with his &#8220;Immaculate Reception&#8221; at Three Rivers Stadium in the Divisional Round of the 1972 playoffs.  It was voted the greatest play in NFL history during the league&#8217;s 100th anniversary season in 2020, The Associated Press points out.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>His death comes two days before the 50th anniversary of the play.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looking back on the sights, sounds, and statistics of the Immaculate Reception. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Immaculate50?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#Immaculate50<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LVvsPIT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#LVvsPIT<\/a> Saturday at 8:15 PM ET on NFL Network <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KLDIjNg8K6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/KLDIjNg8K6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steelers\/status\/1605227776318902273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A member of the Steelers Hall of Honor, Harris was set to have his #32 jersey retired by the team on Saturday, joining Ernie Stautner and Joe Greene as the only two other players in franchise history to received that honor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"2022 NFL Draft - Round 1 \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/12\/21\/f99c9ef6-91e9-4a72-88df-9b23605f4fcc\/thumbnail\/620x349\/addeab360a3eb06a746257b08a775b60\/gettyimages-1394326442.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/12\/21\/f99c9ef6-91e9-4a72-88df-9b23605f4fcc\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/d87e344d6e033bba1f9f83f979e6f2c1\/gettyimages-1394326442.jpg 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Hall of Famer Franco Harris speaks during round one of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>            David Becker \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                      <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harris was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife Dana Dokmanovich and his son, Doc.  <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Trending News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><br \/>\n    <\/section>\n<div id=\"soft-login-gate\" class=\"lazyload soft-login-gate\" data-soft-login-gate-options=\"{\" url=\"\" data-smart-banner-options=\"{\" cookiename=\"\" data-component=\"[\" soft-login-gate=\"\">\n<p>Thanks for reading CBS NEWS. <\/p>\n<p>Create your free account or log in <br \/>for more features.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KDKA-TV Sports&#8217; Rich Walsh on Franco Harris&#8217; legacy KDKA-TV Sports&#8217; Rich Walsh on Franco Harris&#8217; legacy 05:12 Pittsburgh \u2014 Iconic Steelers running back and Pro Football Hall of Famer Franco Harris has died, CBS Pittsburgh reports. 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