Running back, Penn State, 1969–71
Franco Harris
- Born
- Mar 7, 1950, in Fort Dix, New Jersey
- Died
- Dec 20, 2022, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania
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Franco Harris played running back at Penn State (1969–71). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Harris in the first round, No. 13 overall in the 1972 NFL Draft.
Honors
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 9 (1972–80) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1977 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1972, 1975)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1977; AP second team 1972, 1975; Pro Football Writers first team 1977; Pro Football Writers second team 1975–76; NEA first team 1977; Pro Football Weekly first team 1977; and 1 more.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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