Franco Harris

Football Player

Birthday March 7, 1950

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace New Hanover, NJ

DEATH DATE Dec 20, 2022 (72)

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About

Nine-time Pro-Bowl running back and four-time Super Bowl champion for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s. He retired with 12,120 career rushing yards and 100 touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame. 

Before Fame

He majored in Hotel and Restaurant Management at Penn State University. 

Trivia

He may be best known for his role in the 'Immaculate Reception' that led to a 1972 Steelers playoff victory. His football fame earned him more than 40,000 followers on his Instagram account. 

Family Life

He had a son, Franco 'Dok' Harris, with his common-law wife, Dana Dokmanovich. 

Associated With

He caught Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw's deflected pass inches from the ground and ran it in for a touchdown during the 1972 AFC Divisional playoff game against the Oakland Raiders.