Franco Harris
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[edit] Biography
Franco Harris (Franco Harris) was born on March 7, 1950 in Fort Dix, New Jersey. After going to high school at Rancocas Valley (Mount Holly, NJ), Harris attended Pennsylvania State University. Harris made his professional debut in the NFL in 1972 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that 1979 was Franco Harris's best year, as he ran for 1186 yards, ran in 11 TDs and hauled in 36 receptions.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 188 | 1055 | 5.6 | 10 | 75t |
| 1973 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 188 | 698 | 3.7 | 3 | 35 |
| 1974 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 208 | 1006 | 4.8 | 5 | 54 |
| 1975 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 262 | 1246 | 4.8 | 10 | 36 |
| 1976 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 289 | 1128 | 3.9 | 14 | 30 |
| 1977 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 300 | 1162 | 3.9 | 11 | 61t |
| 1978 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 310 | 1082 | 3.5 | 8 | 37 |
| 1979 | PIT | NFL | 15 | 267 | 1186 | 4.4 | 11 | 71t |
| 1980 | PIT | NFL | 13 | 208 | 789 | 3.8 | 4 | 26 |
| 1981 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 242 | 987 | 4.1 | 8 | 50 |
| 1982 | PIT | NFL | 9 | 140 | 604 | 4.3 | 2 | 21 |
| 1983 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 279 | 1007 | 3.6 | 5 | 19 |
| 1984 | SEA | NFL | 8 | 68 | 170 | 2.5 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 year NFL career | 173 | 2949 | 12120 | 4.1 | 91 | 0 | ||
[edit] Receiving Stats
| year | team | league | games | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 21 | 180 | 8.6 | 1 | 29 |
| 1973 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 0 | 19 |
| 1974 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 23 | 200 | 8.7 | 1 | 31t |
| 1975 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 28 | 214 | 7.6 | 1 | 44t |
| 1976 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 23 | 151 | 6.6 | 0 | 39 |
| 1977 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 0 | 15 |
| 1978 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 22 | 144 | 6.5 | 0 | 15 |
| 1979 | PIT | NFL | 15 | 36 | 291 | 8.1 | 1 | 21 |
| 1980 | PIT | NFL | 13 | 30 | 196 | 6.5 | 2 | 31 |
| 1981 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 37 | 250 | 6.8 | 1 | 26 |
| 1982 | PIT | NFL | 9 | 31 | 249 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 1983 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 34 | 278 | 8.2 | 2 | 29t |
| 1984 | SEA | NFL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 year NFL career | 173 | 307 | 2287 | 7.4 | 9 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| 1973 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | NFL | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | NFL | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT | NFL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 0 |
| 1983 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 year NFL career | 173 | 90 | 15 | 0 | -18 | 0 | ||
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| year | team | league | games | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 8 | 183 | 22.9 | 32 | 0 |
| 1973 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 year NFL career | 173 | 10 | 233 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1979 | PIT | NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT | NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | PIT | NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 year NFL career | 173 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
[edit] Trivia
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[edit] See Also
[edit] Awards
- Won the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1972
- Won the UPI AFL-AFC Rookie of the Year in 1972
- Won the Super Bowl MVP in 1974
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