{"id":166789,"date":"2022-12-24T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T05:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/franco-harris-son-beauty-of-my-father-apparent-in-so-many-stories\/"},"modified":"2022-12-24T05:00:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T05:00:12","slug":"franco-harris-son-beauty-of-my-father-apparent-in-so-many-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/franco-harris-son-beauty-of-my-father-apparent-in-so-many-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Franco Harris’ son – ‘Beauty of my father’ apparent in so many stories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PITTSBURGH — Even as temperatures in Pittsburgh plunged to single digits, hundreds of Steelers fans came to Acrisure Stadium to watch and listen to the replay of the Immaculate Reception at 3:41 pm — 50 years after Franco Harris’ remarkable play.<\/p>\n

Dok Harris, Franco’s son, was among them, smiling as he watched the play on a small television and listened to Jack Fleming’s original radio broadcast play-by-play.<\/p>\n

“I’ve heard that so many times,” Dok Harris, speaking to ESPN, said of the radio call. “It’s really hard to process, but it’s been hitting really differently over the last few days. What’s difficult and what’s also beautiful is that this isn’t something for my mother and for me, this for everybody.<\/p>\n

“My dad had such a personal relationship with so many people, the city, this country, all over the world. And a lot of people are hurting and a lot of people are mourning, and they really are all family.”<\/p>\n

Fans cheered loudly as Franco Harris scored the touchdown to seal the Steelers’ playoff victory and soon, a ”Here we go, Franco!” chant broke out in the Great Hall, a concourse of the stadium filled with team memorabilia.<\/p>\n