FRANCO HARRISHarris, Franco DakHeight: 6-2 Weight: 225 Born: March 7, 1950 Fort Dix, NJ Died: December 21, 2022 High School: Rancocas Valley (Mount Holly, NJ) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Penn State | Freshmen Team |
| 1969 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1970 | Penn State | Lettered |
| 1971 | Penn State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (13th overall) 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 32 | RB | 14 | 10 |
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 32 | RB | 12 | 8 |
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 32 | RB | 12 | 11 |
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 32 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | 32 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 32 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 32 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL | 32 | FB | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 32 | FB | 13 | 13 |
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL | 32 | FB | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL | 32 | RB | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL | 32 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1984 SEA NFL | 34 | FB | 8 | 6 |
| 13 Years (NFL)13 Years NFL | 173 | 162 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 2/1/1972 | 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | |
| Released | 8/20/1984 | 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1984 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 9/5/1984 | 1984 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1984 SEA NFL |
| Released | 10/30/1984 | 1984 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1984 SEA NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 | ||
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 100 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 600 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 188 | 1055 | 5.6 | 75t | 10 | ||||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 188 | 698 | 3.7 | 35 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 208 | 1006 | 4.8 | 54 | 5 | ||||
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 262 | 1246 | 4.8 | 36 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | 289 | 1128 | 3.9 | 30 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 300 | 1162 | 3.9 | 61t | 11 | ||||
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 310 | 1082 | 3.5 | 37 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL | 267 | 1186 | 4.4 | 71t | 11 | ||||
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 208 | 789 | 3.8 | 26 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL | 242 | 987 | 4.1 | 50 | 8 | ||||
| 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL | 140 | 604 | 4.3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL | 279 | 1007 | 3.6 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1984 SEA NFL | 68 | 170 | 2.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2949 | 12120 | 4.1 | 75t | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 21 | 180 | 8.6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 23 | 200 | 8.7 | 31t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 28 | 214 | 7.6 | 44t | 1 | ||||||
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | 23 | 151 | 6.6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 22 | 144 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL | 36 | 291 | 8.1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 30 | 196 | 6.5 | 31 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL | 37 | 250 | 6.8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL | 31 | 249 | 8.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL | 34 | 278 | 8.2 | 29t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)1984 SEA NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 307 | 2287 | 7.4 | 44t | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 8 | 183 | 22.9 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 233 | 23.3 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1972 PIT NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | |
| 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1973 PIT NFL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1974 PIT NFL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1975 PIT NFL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1976 PIT NFL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1977 PIT NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1978 PIT NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1979 PIT NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1980 PIT NFL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1981 PIT NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1982 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 0 | |
| 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 90 | 15 | 0 | 15 | -18 | 0 |
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