Franco Harris was the Pittsburgh Steelers’ fullback for over a decade, and he won the Super Bowl four times, but he’s best known for a play famously named the “Immaculate Reception.” According to the New York Post, Harris caught a ball thrown by Terry Bradshaw, and he ran it into the end-zone for the game-winning touchdown.
Because the ball bounced off of a Raiders’ defender before the fullback got a hold of it, the play is still questioned by people on whether or not it should have counted as a touchdown. “What makes the play great is the mystery of it,” NFL Network producer Neil Zender told USA Today. “The Raiders can see it as a crime, and the Steelers can see it as the hand of God.”
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Harris, though, didn’t let people credit him for the incredible play. “You see, during that era, each player brought their own little piece with them to make that wonderful decade happen,” he said in his Hall of Fame induction speech, per NFL. “It all came together, and it stayed together to forge the greatest team of all times.” Now, the NFL and fans alike are grieving the devastating loss of the star fullback.
