Pittsburgh Steelers to retire Franco Harris’s number for 50th anniversary of Immaculate Reception

coolstanley

Hall of Fame great and Super Bowl MVP former Steelers running back Franco Harris will have his #32 retired this season. This December will be the 50th anniversary of the most famous play in NFL history, the Immaculate reception. The ceremony will be held at the Steelers Christmas Eve game against the Raiders. How special is that? Harris, one of only two running backs in NFL history along with Rocky Bleier to win four Super Bowl rings, will be just the 3rd Pittsburgh Steeler to have his number retired. The other two are Mean Joe Greene and Ernie Stautner.

Maywood

I think they should retire Lynn Swann's number.

coolstanley

We were talking about this at work yesterday, and people were shocked to find out that Terry Bradshaw's number hasn't been retired. Although I think his number 12 is out of circulation.

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craig44

i am shocked that bradshaws number isnt retired yet. i wonder what the holdup is?

coolstanley

Some teams dont retire numbers or haven't yet. Dallas Cowboys have no retired numbers.