NFL Films Looks Back on the Career of Franco Harris

GIVES YOU A LOOK BACK AT THE AMAZING LEGACY AT FRANCO HARRIS . >> IS ONE OF THE GREATEST RUNNING BACKS IN NFL HISTORY, FRANCO HARRIS BEGAN HIS PRO FOOTBALL CAREER AS THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE 1972 NFL DRAFT. A MAINSTAY IN THE STEELERS BACKFIELD, HE LED THEM TO EIGHT DIVISION, CHAMPIONSHIPS, FOUR CONFERENCE TITLES AND FOUR SUPER BOWL VICTORIES. >> TOUCHDOWN, PITTSBURGH. THEY OPEN IT UP. >> THE 6’2″ 230 POUND RUNNING BACK WAS A KEY COMPONENT IN THE POWERFUL PITTSBURGH MACHINE. HE WOULD MOW DOWN THE LINE OF DEFENDERS THAT WILL. >> BIG BAGS

AND BALL CONTROL WERE IN. SMASHING THROUGH WAS THE PROCEDURE FOR SUCCESS. >> HARRIS HAD ALL THE TANGIBLES OF LORE. COMPLETE WITH BOTH VISION AND SHORT AREA BURSTS. SUBMITTING HIMSELF AS A SUPERSTAR AFTER RUNNING 8000 YARDS IN RECORD SEASONS, A RECORD FORMALLY HELD BY THE LEGENDARY JIM BROWN. >> AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, FRANCO MADE ELUSIVE LIST LOOK ELEVATED. >> RUSHING FOR 91 TOUCHDOWNS. HIS RUSHING TOTAL RANKED AS THE HIGHEST MARK IN PRO FOOTBALL HISTORY AT THE TIME OF HIS RETIREMENT. HOWEVER, HERRES’ MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT CAME WHEN HE WAS ON THE RECEIVING END OF ONE OF

MOST FAMOUS PASSES IN NFL HISTORY, THE IMMACULATE RECEPTION . >> AT THE 40 YARD LINE WITH 20 SECONDS LEFT TO PLAY AND FRANCO IS LOOKING AND IS IN TROUBLE

BACK THERE. HE ROLLS TO THE RIGHT. >> FRANCO WITH THE PASS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN. >> THE ICONIC PLAY GAVE THE STEELERS THEIR 1st EVER PLAYOFF WIN AND ACTED AS THE BIG BANG CATALYST THAT TRANSFORMED PITTSBURGH INTO AN NFL DYNASTY. >> FROM THE TIME HE THREW THE BALL, EVERYTHING IS JUST A BLUR AND BEFORE I KNEW IT, I’M UP AND RUNNING. >> FRANCO SHOWED US WE COULD WIN

. BEFORE FRANCO, WE DID NOT WIN. >> FRANCO HARRIS, THE STALLION, GALLOPING OFF INTO THE SUNSET. >> FROM THAT DAY FORWARD, FRANCO HARRIS ALWAYS SEEM TO BE AT HIS BEST WHEN THE STAKES WERE THE HIGHEST . >> HE SCORED 17 TOUCHDOWNS IN POSTSEASON PLAY ADDING TO HIS OWN NFL RECORD. >> WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME A REGULAR-SEASON GAME IS THE SAME AS A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, NOT TO ME, IT ISN’T. >> IN A BIG GAME, THERE WAS NO ONE BETTER THAN FRANCO, NO ONE. >>> A FOLK LEGEND SO MUCH SO THAT HE INSPIRED THAT UNFORGETTABLE FAN CLUB,

FRANCO’S ITALIAN ARMY . >> WE ARE THE ITALIANS. >> WE’VE GOT THE BIG RED PEPPER. >> THIS IS THE ARMY HERE. IT BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES. >> FRANCO WAS SUCH A BELOVED FIGURE THAT A PERMANENT STATUE OF HIM WAS ERECTED NEXT TO GEORGE WASHINGTON AT THE PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ONE OF THE MOST