Franco Harris
Franco Dok Harris
Born: March 7, 1950
Fort Dix, NJ USA
Deceased: December 20, 2022
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 230
College: Penn St.
High School: Rancocas Valley (Mount Holly, NJ)
Career: 1972-1984
Drafted: 1972 in Round 1, #13 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990
Franco Harris played from 1972 to 1984 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks. Harris ran for 12,120 yards in his career on 2,949 attempts, scoring 91 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 307 passes for 2,287 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 188 | 1055 | 5.6 | 75 | 10 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 188 | 698 | 3.7 | 35 | 3 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 208 | 1006 | 4.8 | 54 | 5 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 262 | 1246 | 4.8 | 36 | 10 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 289 | 1128 | 3.9 | 30 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 300 | 1162 | 3.9 | 61 | 11 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 310 | 1082 | 3.5 | 37 | 8 |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 267 | 1186 | 4.4 | 71 | 11 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 208 | 789 | 3.8 | 26 | 4 |
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 242 | 987 | 4.1 | 50 | 8 |
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 140 | 604 | 4.3 | 21 | 2 |
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 279 | 1007 | 3.6 | 19 | 5 |
| 1984 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 68 | 170 | 2.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 2949 | 12120 | 4.1 | 75 | 91 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 180 | 8.6 | 29 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 19 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 200 | 8.7 | 31 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 28 | 214 | 7.6 | 44 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 151 | 6.6 | 39 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 22 | 144 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 36 | 291 | 8.1 | 21 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 196 | 6.5 | 31 | 2 |
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 37 | 250 | 6.8 | 26 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 31 | 249 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 278 | 8.2 | 29 | 2 |
| 1984 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 307 | 2287 | 7.4 | 44 | 9 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 183 | 22.9 | 32 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 233 | 23.3 | 32 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | -13 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 90 | 15 | -18 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Totals | 91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 9 |
| 1973 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 12 |
| 1974 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 12 |
| 1975 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 13 |
| 1981 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 6 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1970s Team
1972 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
1974 - Super Bowl MVP
1976 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
Honors
1972 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1972 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1978 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
