Franco Harris’ ‘Immaculate Reception’ Voted Greatest Play In NFL History

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) – Pittsburgh running back Franco Harris’ scoop of a deflected pass and subsequent run for the winning touchdown in a 1972 playoff victory against Oakland – forever known as the “Immaculate Reception” – has been voted the greatest play in NFL history.
A nationwide panel of 68 media members chose the Immaculate Reception as the top play with 3,270 points and 39 first-place votes. Second in the balloting was Dwight Clark’s TD catch fr