PITTSBURGH - Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame running back whose heads-up thinking authored "The Immaculate Reception," considered the most iconic play in NFL history, has died. He was 72. Harris' son ...

That was the football advice Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris remembered Joe Paterno, his college coach at Penn State, preaching even if a play call wasn't directly meant for him. Go to ...

PITTSBURGH -- The ball fluttered in the air and all but one of the 22 players on the Three Rivers Stadium turf on that cold December day 50 years ago essentially stopped. Franco Harris never did. The ...

Moments before Franco Harris made the most improbable play in NFL history, maybe in pro sports history, his mom sensed something was wrong, even from nearly 300 miles away. The Pittsburgh Steelers’ ...

Franco Harris, a Pro Football Hall of Fame running back best known for scoring a touchdown in a play known as the “Immaculate Reception,” has died, nearly 50 years to the day of the iconic play. “The ...

His death comes two days before the 50th anniversary of The Immaculate Reception and three days before Pittsburgh is scheduled to retire his No. 32 during a halftime ceremony. Pittsburgh Steelers' ...

PHIL VILLAPIANO WALKS through the Pittsburgh airport. It is late Wednesday evening, three days before Christmas. Even at 73, he still looks like a linebacker -- sturdy chest, stout shoulders, steel ...

The play that would become the most controversial pitch-and-catch in NFL history sounded relatively mundane when Terry Bradshaw made the call in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ huddle on Dec. 23, 1972. “The ...

Pittsburgh Steelers' Franco Harris (32) eludes a tackle by Oakland Raiders' Jimmy Warren as he runs 42-yards for a touchdown after catching a deflected pass during an AFC Divisional NFL football ...