My dad got drafted to the Steelers the same year as Franco Harris and they played there together until 1981. When I co-edited a book on the NFL in 2014, I was happy to include a revised version of Nicholas P. Ciotola's essay on Franco's Italian Army and ethnic identity: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1URC21oii2-BpxKjapiLXlDAviZrKK-g0/view

RIP #FrancoHarris #FrancosItalianArmy

@Teabee99 @tuckerteague

It was a thing of beauty!
Loved watching #FrancoHarris play for the #Steelers.

🏈 #ImmaculateReception
🇮🇹 #FrancosItalianArmy

@edlouwe
#RIPFrancoHarris

I just read this article:
https://apple.news/AmI5bSwxqQEym5DQw_QxoQg

Reminded me of those glory days!
I was in college in western PA then. The #Steelers have always been on my short list of #NFL teams because of #FrancoHarris.
🇮🇹 #FrancosItalianArmy.
🏈 #ImmaculateReception.

Damn. He was all set to join the fans this weekend on the North Shore for the 50th anniversary of the Immaculate Reception & they were going to retire his number. Rest In Power #francositalianarmy