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RIP Frank O'Harris.

The irish RB for those 70's Steelers teams.

Hopefully he will be immaculately received...

8 minutes ago, AustinHorn said:

The Immaculate Reception will never die.  

50 years ago this Thursday. Guess the bill came due.

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

One fewer joepa supporter in the world

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I loathed the Steelers growing up in Houston, but actually had the pleasure of meeting Franco once at a business function in Honolulu. He was one helluva nice guy.

RIP

Yeah hated the Steelers but never had any issues with the players. RIP

The timing is rather mind blowing, with the Steelers/Raiders 50th Anniversary Game getting hyped for this weekend. I suspect there are several activities planned that Harris was to be involved with (I’m not seeing any mention of him being ill), so it now becomes a tribute to him and a remembrance of the game/play.

/csb

before I moved back to Texas, I went to the same high school as Franco.  His mom still lived in the house right next door to the school and would wave to everyone walking/biking/riding by every afternoon.   Met him several times.  Was always very nice.   
 

 

So he chose to run out of bounds instead of fighting for a few extra days?

Ran out of bounds one final time. 

Dang it…didn’t read the whole thread before posting
5 minutes ago, MirrOlure said:


Dang it…didn’t read the whole thread before posting

Yours was better.  

2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

One fewer joepa supporter in the world

Anytime I saw a quote from Franco Harris was him defending the pedophile shit on Penn States campus.

Never was a fan. He was one of the 70's Steelers. Too bad he passed. RIP

3 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

One fewer joepa supporter in the world

Remember that time he showed up at a PSU game with a cardboard cutout of Joe Paterno?

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Somewhere Paterno is smiling knowing that one of his guys dying is being turned into a news clip about himself. Fuck em both. 

I hope he enjoys getting buttfucked in hell by joepa.

4 hours ago, Vito Andolini said:

The timing is rather mind blowing, with the Steelers/Raiders 50th Anniversary Game getting hyped for this weekend. I suspect there are several activities planned that Harris was to be involved with (I’m not seeing any mention of him being ill), so it now becomes a tribute to him and a remembrance of the game/play.

yours is the most important post in this rather shitastic thread.    

Steelers were going to retire his number at halftime of this weekend's Steelers-Raider game!!  Wow , the timing is immaculate in a bad way.   Quite surpised 32 wasn't already retired. 

Just a few random thoughts on Harris. 

He screwed up in 1984. He held out with the Steelers and ended up going to Seattle. These numbers are approximate, but he was around 400 yards behind Jim Brown to be the all time NFL rushing leader, and had run for over 1,000 yards with the Steelers in 1983. He went to Seattle, and finished the season with 170 yards. Walter Payton rushed for 1400 yards that year, passing Jim Brown, and holding the record until Emmitt Smith passed him. 

Harris would have held the record for less than a season, but for all time leading rusher, that would have put him in the same company as Jim Brown, Walter Payton and Emmitt Smith. 

In New Orleans, 1978, he owned a couple of Popeye's Fried Chicken franchises. Don't know if he was instrumental in starting them, but I know they started in New Orleans, and their chicken was a lot spicier and a lot better, then. They ran commercials showing the immaculate reception, then cut to Harris holding up a football with some actors in Steelers uniforms holding him up on their shoulders, and he's say, "Let's got to Popeye's!"

All time leading rushers are unusual, especially for their durability. Most running backs go off a cliff after a few years, cause of injuries. 

Harris was ahead of his time, cause, as Deion Sanders said, sometimes he made a business decision. He stepped out of bounds sometimes, cause taking a hit that would kill a normal human wasn't worth two yards to him. IIRC, he'd take the hit if the two yards were needed to get the first down, but if he already had it, nah. 

At least I guess they told him about the number retirement ceremony even if he didn't clear Christmas.  Steelers have been stingy with number retirements - Bradshaw's hasn't been officially retired though they haven't used 12 since he played. 

I watched the game but missed the play for some stupid reason. Taking a leak, something like that.

Most team don’t retire numbers because eventually you’d run out. The Cowboys don’t use 12 or 74. 88 is held back with reverence to Drew and Michael. CeeDee wanted 10 but Jerry, Michael and media pushed 88.

Especially since Snake had just rambled in for 6 to give the Raiders the lead before the IR happened. 

They're retiring his # on Saturday?  I mean, I get the JoePa shit, but Harris is a HoF player who was the central figure in what might be the most iconic play in NFL history.  Seems like they should have retired his # a while ago.

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