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Franco Harris got a slow start to his career. He didn’t do so well in his first game in 1972, with only thirty-five yards and two fumbles when the Pittsburgh Steelers lost against the Cincinnati. Once he was half way through the season, he got his game right on track again with over one hundred rushing yards and for six straight games.
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With his athletic ability and his blockers skills in getting the one hundred plus yards, he managed to tie with Jim Brown’s record. With him on the engine of the Steelers train, the Steelers won nine of their next ten games. Having all of that great yardage under his belt, he managed to win the Rookie of the Year Award in 1972 with exactly, one thousand fifty-five yards and eleven touchdowns all in one season.
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In 1976 Franco carried twenty-seven times for one hundred fifty-three yards which broke the previous playoff record of one hundred thirty-five yards. Also in the 1976 season, he broke his rib in the playoffs against the Indianapolis Colts. |
| Franco’s size is said to be a factor in his running game but it actually has nothing to do with it. He had the quickness to slide through holes in the blocking and past some of the greatest defenders. One of these defenders would be Doug Adams of the Cincinnati Bengals. |
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Franco Harris got along so well with each other that they are said to e considered best friends. Being such good friends, they led the 1974 Steelers to the AFC Championship just to warm up for the Super Bowl. They were the best pair on the team. |
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