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
1978NFL Pittsburgh Steelers100.000.000.000.039.6
Totals100.000.000.000.0

Rushing:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1972NFL Pittsburgh Steelers18810555.675 10
1973NFL Pittsburgh Steelers1886983.735 3
1974NFL Pittsburgh Steelers20810064.854 5
1975NFL Pittsburgh Steelers26212464.836 10
1976NFL Pittsburgh Steelers28911283.930 14
1977NFL Pittsburgh Steelers30011623.961 11
1978NFL Pittsburgh Steelers31010823.537 8
1979NFL Pittsburgh Steelers26711864.471 11
1980NFL Pittsburgh Steelers2087893.826 4
1981NFL Pittsburgh Steelers2429874.150 8
1982NFL Pittsburgh Steelers1406044.321 2
1983NFL Pittsburgh Steelers27910073.619 5
1984NFL Seattle Seahawks681702.516 0
Totals2949121204.175 91

Receiving:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1972NFL Pittsburgh Steelers211808.629 1
1973NFL Pittsburgh Steelers10696.919 0
1974NFL Pittsburgh Steelers232008.731 1
1975NFL Pittsburgh Steelers282147.644 1
1976NFL Pittsburgh Steelers231516.639 0
1977NFL Pittsburgh Steelers11625.615 0
1978NFL Pittsburgh Steelers221446.515 0
1979NFL Pittsburgh Steelers362918.121 1
1980NFL Pittsburgh Steelers301966.531 2
1981NFL Pittsburgh Steelers372506.826 1
1982NFL Pittsburgh Steelers312498.020 0
1983NFL Pittsburgh Steelers342788.229 2
1984NFL Seattle Seahawks133.00
Totals30722877.444 9

Kick Returns:

Year Team No. Yds Avg. Long TDs
1972NFL Pittsburgh Steelers818322.932 0
1973NFL Pittsburgh Steelers12323.023 0
1975NFL Pittsburgh Steelers12727.027 0
Totals1023323.332 0

Defense and Fumbles:


Total Scoring:



Playing Career:


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)


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