Was 72 years old.
They’re retiring his number at Acrisure Stadium this weekend in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/franco-harris-steelers-hall-of-fame-dies/
I grew up reasonably well off in a family where mom went all-out for Christmas. Most of my presents run together. But I vividly remember the Franco Harris shirt I got when I was 6, and wore regularly for a couple years — it was too big when I got it, and too small when I finally gave it up. It was my badge of Steeler fandom in an area where there weren’t many of us, even counting the fair-weather ones.
RIP.
They’re retiring his number at Acrisure Stadium this weekend in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/franco-harris-steelers-hall-of-fame-dies/
I grew up reasonably well off in a family where mom went all-out for Christmas. Most of my presents run together. But I vividly remember the Franco Harris shirt I got when I was 6, and wore regularly for a couple years — it was too big when I got it, and too small when I finally gave it up. It was my badge of Steeler fandom in an area where there weren’t many of us, even counting the fair-weather ones.
RIP.
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