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New Castle News in New Castle, Pennsylvania

23 Dec 1997

Page 15

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New Castle News

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New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Dec 23, 1997

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15

Immaculate Reception: Harris seals Steelers win in 1972

Pittsburgh's Franco Harris caught a deflected pass for a dramatic late touchdown against the Raiders in the 1972 playoff. The play sparked debate over whether Fuqua touched the ball and gave the Steelers a 13-7 victory that shaped NFL history.

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Pittsburgh Franco Harris Harris Steelers Jimmy Warren Bradshaw Raiders Madden Fred Swearingen NFL Tatum Fuqua Frenchy Jack Swearingen Art McNally McNally Adrian Burk Pat Harder Wtae-Tv Myron Cope Michael Ord Sharon Levosky Cope Franco James C. Baker West Mifflin Gerela Baker Art Rooney
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Immaculate Reception remembered in Steelers Raiders playoff lore

A look at the 1972 playoff miracle when Franco Harris caught the 60 yard pass to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers 13 7 over the Oakland Raiders. The game spurred broadcast policy changes and a lasting mythos around the Immaculate Reception.

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Oakland Raiders Jack Tatum Pittsburgh Frenchy Fuqua Terry Bradshaw Franco Harris Oakland Steelers John McMakin Harris Raiders Neal Colzie Bob Moore Chuck Noll Roy Gerela Daryle Lamonica John Madden Ken Stabler Stabler Gerela Craig Hanneman Kenny Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Detroit NFL George Blanda eSteelers Jack Fleming NFL Films Fleming Myron Cope Cope Wtae-Tv Michael Ord Ord Sharon Levosky Art Rooney Rooney
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Immaculate Reception Voted Greatest NFL TD by NFL Films

NFL Films spent 11 months cataloging over 41000 touchdowns from 1920s to 1990s. Archivist Ace Cacchiotti slept in the vault amid the 1960s to 1990s as Franco Harris’s 1972 Immaculate Reception is ranked as the greatest TD in their study.

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NFL Films Ace Cacchiotti Cacchiotti Franco Harris Nfus Bobby Thomson Steve
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