The emaculate reception?

Answer 1

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders
1972 AFC Divisional Playoff
December 23rd, 1972
Three Rivers Stadium

The Pittsburgh Steelers trailed the Oakland Raiders 7-6, facing fourth-and-ten on their own 40-yard line with 22 seconds remaining in the game and no time outs. Steelers quarterback and Louisiana Tech alumnus Terry Bradshaw threw the football to the Raiders' 35-yard line, toward fullback John "Frenchy" Fuqua. Raiders safety Jack Tatum reached Fuqua just as the ball did. Tatum's hit knocked Fuqua to the ground. The ball sailed backward several yards, end over end. Steelers running back Franco Harris, after initially blocking on the play, had moved forward in case Bradshaw needed another eligible receiver. He scooped up the sailing ball just before it hit the ground, apparently off the tops of his shoes, and ran the rest of the way downfield to score the touchdown that gave the Steelers a 12-7 lead with five seconds remaining in the game.

Answer 2

It was the Immaculate Reception. Someone called into a radio show and suggested the name. Myron Cope started calling it by that and it was sealed. Down and the game over Terry Bradshaw called the play to throw to "Frenchy." He had just missed the ball on third down and Bradshaw didn't want him to go into the off season with that being "Frenchy"'s last play. So out of kindness he figured why not give him the ball. He threw the ball to him. The ball bounced off the Raiders defender and Franco caught it. Only "Frenchy" still knows if the ball really hit him or the Raider and he won't say. He made a promise to Art Rooney to never tell, he didn't even tell Art Rooney. Another intresting note is Art Rooney didn't see the play. He had got into the elevator to go congratulate the team on the great season. He got out heard the cheering and didn't know what was going on. It was his son, and current owner, Dan Rooney that saw the play from upstairs.

Answer 3

Actually it is the Immaculate Reception.....

The Pittsburgh Steelers snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in one of the NFL's most memorable moments. With a fortunate bounce, Franco Harris found himself on the end of an unlikely reception that changed the outcome of a fantastic defensive struggle with the Oakland Raiders in the first-ever playoff game at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium.

Answer 4

immaculate reception?

Franco Harris, Steelers, late 1970's


(added:)
The Immaculate Reception is the nickname given to one of the most famous and utterly bizarre plays in the history of American sports. It occurred in an AFC divisional playoff American football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 23, 1972. NFL Films has chosen it as the greatest play of all time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immaculate_Reception

Answer 5

pittsburgh vs oakland 1972 divisional playoff game
game of the 'IMMACULATE RECEPTION'

terry bradshaw with 22secs remaining in 4th qtr oak-7 pit-6 no where to go with the ball terry throws and it's miraculously caught by franco harris to assist in the win over oakland...great great game!!

Answer 6

too bad miami whipped their a**es in pittsburgh the next week in tha AFC championship game on their way to the only perfect season in NFL history. and by the way, history is going to repeat itself sept. 7th
miami-34
pittsburgh-10

Answer 7

OMG
I along with Brittany, am weeping for the future!!!
It is spelled Immaculate!
If you can't spell it should you be allowed to ask about it??????

Answer 8

The best catch in football to date...

Answer 9

It was a legal catch, end of story.

Answer 10

Is that St. Anne's wedding? hahaha.