Steelers Legend Franco Harris Dies at 72

[Doc7505]

He was old. No doubt concussed to a fault.

Old? Old? What do you mean by old? Today 72 yrs. of age is still young. I know a lot of people older than 72. There's Biden, Feinstein, Pelosi, Sander and Leahy for example are still active.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Old? Old? What do you mean by old? Today 72 yrs. of age is still young. I know a lot of people older than 72. There's Biden, Feinstein, Pelosi, Sander and Leahy for example are still active.

Even today that is the danger zone. Fool yourself if you’d like but average expectancy is not far off.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

That catch should have been nullified as the ball was previously touched by another offensive player.
At Penn St, Harris played in the same backfield with Lydell Mitchell but it was the third back, Charlie Pittman, who was the All-American. That is a loaded backfield!

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

That catch should have been nullified as the ball was previously touched by another offensive player.
At Penn St, Harris played in the same backfield with Lydell Mitchell but it was the third back, Charlie Pittman, who was the All-American. That is a loaded backfield!

What rule is that? How many passes are caught after the ball bounces off an intended received but is caught by another offensive player?

 

[Hutch Starskey]

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Why are we seeing all of these sudden unexplained deaths?....

I know right, so odd for 70 year olds to die.....

 

[Polishprince]

Steelers Legend Franco Harris Dies at 72; ​

Hall of Famer Won Super Bowl 4 Times​

21 Dec 2022 ~~ By Tyler Conway

Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris died Wednesday, just three days before the Pittsburgh Steelers were set to retire his No. 32 at a ceremony Saturday night.
He was 72.
Dok Harris, Franco's son, confirmed his father's death to Will Graves of The Associated Press. No cause of death has been reported.


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Watching this play still gives me goosebumps. RIP to Franco Harris, the man who gave us this indelible moment in NFL history.
My condolences to the Harris family.
Franco Harris came from a different era of Football.
Some of us are old enough to remember a different NFL: images of muddy, bloodied players, taped up broken fingers, taped, wrapped shoes, forearm pads used as clubs, missing front teeth. Underpaid. Used up, then discarded. Sad really. But they didn’t disrespect the flag or take a knee.
Unlike many of today's players who don't grasp the concept that if professional sports disappeared tomorrow...life for the rest of us would go on just fine.

What is remarkable about the late Franco Harris is that he was honored as a great paisan of the Italian community for many years heading his own Italian Army.

Yet, the reality is that he was only 1/2 Italian and 1/2 black.

Why was Harris recognized as an Italian goomba, while current 1/2 black football player Mahomes is recognized only as black?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

What is remarkable about the late Franco Harris is that he was honored as a great paisan of the Italian community for many years heading his own Italian Army.

Yet, the reality is that he was only 1/2 Italian and 1/2 black.

Why was Harris recognized as an Italian goomba, while current 1/2 black football player Mahomes is recognized only as black?

Simple. It what they identify themselves as.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

What is remarkable about the late Franco Harris is that he was honored as a great paisan of the Italian community for many years heading his own Italian Army.

Yet, the reality is that he was only 1/2 Italian and 1/2 black.

Why was Harris recognized as an Italian goomba, while current 1/2 black football player Mahomes is recognized only as black?

Could it have been because Franco was NEVER treated as an Italian Goomba.