Franco Harris

Franco Dok Harris

Position: RB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 lbs.

Born: March 7, 1950 in Fort Dix, NJ
College: Penn St. (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (13th overall) of the 1972 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 102 (126th overall since 1950)
9-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1990

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Fine Details · Last updated May 24, 2013 5:25PM

All-Time Rank: #528. Keith Fahnhorst… #529. Floyd Little… #530. Riley Odoms… #531. FRANCO HARRIS… #532. Dennis Smith… #533. Fuzzy Thurston… #534. Bryce Paup…

All-Time Rank: #528. Keith Fahnhorst… #529. Floyd Little… #530. Riley Odoms… #531. FRANCO HARRIS… #532. Dennis Smith… #533. Fuzzy Thurston… #534. Bryce Paup…

Rushing & Receiving

							Rushing							Receiving
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1972*	22	PIT	RB	32	14	9	188	1055	10	75	5.6	75.4	13.4	21	180	8.6	1	29	1.5	12.9	1235	11	7	13
1973*	23	PIT	RB	32	12	12	188	698	3	35	3.7	58.2	15.7	10	69	6.9	0	19	0.8	5.8	767	3	8	8
1974*	24	PIT	FB	32	12	12	208	1006	5	54	4.8	83.8	17.3	23	200	8.7	1	31	1.9	16.7	1206	6	9	12
1975*	25	PIT	FB	32	14	14	262	1246	10	36	4.8	89.0	18.7	28	214	7.6	1	44	2.0	15.3	1460	11	9	16
1976*	26	PIT	FB	32	14	14	289	1128	14	30	3.9	80.6	20.6	23	151	6.6	0	39	1.6	10.8	1279	14	8	13
1977*+	27	PIT	FB	32	14	14	300	1162	11	61	3.9	83.0	21.4	11	62	5.6	0	15	0.8	4.4	1224	11	10	12
1978*	28	PIT	FB	32	16	16	310	1082	8	37	3.5	67.6	19.4	22	144	6.5	0	15	1.4	9.0	1226	8	4	11
1979*	29	PIT	FB	32	15	15	267	1186	11	71	4.4	79.1	17.8	36	291	8.1	1	21	2.4	19.4	1477	12	11	12
1980*	30	PIT	FB	32	13	13	208	789	4	26	3.8	60.7	16.0	30	196	6.5	2	31	2.3	15.1	985	6	7	7
1981	31	PIT	FB	32	16	16	242	987	8	50	4.1	61.7	15.1	37	250	6.8	1	26	2.3	15.6	1237	9	6	9
1982	32	PIT	FB	32	9	9	140	604	2	21	4.3	67.1	15.6	31	249	8.0	0	20	3.4	27.7	853	2	1	12
1983	33	PIT	FB	32	16	16	279	1007	5	19	3.6	62.9	17.4	34	278	8.2	2	29	2.1	17.4	1285	7	10	8
1984	34	SEA	fb	34	8	6	68	170	0	16	2.5	21.3	8.5	1	3	3.0	0	3	0.1	0.4	173	0	0	1
Career					173	166	2949	12120	91	75	4.1	70.1	17.0	307	2287	7.4	9	44	1.8	13.2	14407	100	90	134
12 yrs		PIT			165	160	2881	11950	91	75	4.1	72.4	17.5	306	2284	7.5	9	44	1.9	13.8	14234	100	90	133
1 yr		SEA			8	6	68	170	0	16	2.5	21.3	8.5	1	3	3.0	0	3	0.1	0.4	173	0	0	1

Kick & Punt Returns

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1972*	22	PIT	RB	32	14	9						8	183	0	32	22.9	1418
1973*	23	PIT	RB	32	12	12						1	23	0	23	23.0	790
1975*	25	PIT	FB	32	14	14						1	27	0	27	27.0	1487
Career					173	166						10	233	0	32	23.3	14640

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty
1972*	22	PIT	RB	32	14	9							0	7	1	-5	0
1973*	23	PIT	RB	32	12	12							0	8	2	0	0
1974*	24	PIT	FB	32	12	12							0	9	2	0	0
1975*	25	PIT	FB	32	14	14							0	9	3	0	0
1976*	26	PIT	FB	32	14	14							0	8	2	0	0
1977*+	27	PIT	FB	32	14	14							0	10	0	0	0
1978*	28	PIT	FB	32	16	16							0	4	1	0	0
1979*	29	PIT	FB	32	15	15							0	11	0	0	0
1980*	30	PIT	FB	32	13	13							0	7	4	0	0
1981	31	PIT	FB	32	16	16							0	6	0	0	0
1982	32	PIT	FB	32	9	9							0	1	0	-13	0
1983	33	PIT	FB	32	16	16							0	10	0	0	0
Career					173	166							0	90	15	-18	0

Passing

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%	4QC	GWD
1978*	28	PIT	FB	32	16	16		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.0
Career					173	166		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	AllTD	Pts
1972*	22	PIT	RB	32	14	9	10	1	11	66
1973*	23	PIT	RB	32	12	12	3		3	18
1974*	24	PIT	FB	32	12	12	5	1	6	36
1975*	25	PIT	FB	32	14	14	10	1	11	66
1976*	26	PIT	FB	32	14	14	14		14	84
1977*+	27	PIT	FB	32	14	14	11		11	66
1978*	28	PIT	FB	32	16	16	8		8	48
1979*	29	PIT	FB	32	15	15	11	1	12	72
1980*	30	PIT	FB	32	13	13	4	2	6	36
1981	31	PIT	FB	32	16	16	8	1	9	54
1982	32	PIT	FB	32	9	9	2		2	12
1983	33	PIT	FB	32	16	16	5	2	7	42
Career					173	166	91	9	100	600

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Mike Thomas, Joe Cribbs, Rodney Hampton, Curtis Martin, Maurice Jones-Drew, Domanick Williams, Sherman Smith, Jon Arnett, Reggie Bush, Lenny Moore
4	Marshall Faulk, Clinton Portis, John Brockington, Lenny Moore, John L. Williams, Terry Metcalf, Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Earl Campbell*, Roger Craig
5	Earl Campbell, Ottis Anderson, Roger Craig, Lenny Moore, Terry Metcalf, Billy Sims, John L. Williams, Curtis Martin, Marshall Faulk, Eddie George
6	Earl Campbell, Ottis Anderson, John L. Williams, Eddie George, Alan Ameche, Shaun Alexander, Curtis Martin, Lenny Moore, Jim Brown, Warrick Dunn
7	Curtis Martin, Eddie George, John L. Williams, Warrick Dunn, Ottis Anderson, Herschel Walker, Clinton Portis, Lenny Moore, Earl Campbell*, Shaun Alexander
8	Curtis Martin, Tony Dorsett, Eddie George, Warrick Dunn, Herschel Walker, Ricky Watters, John L. Williams, Frank Gifford*, Roger Craig, Chuck Muncie
9	Curtis Martin, Warrick Dunn, John L. Williams, Herschel Walker, Eddie George, Tony Dorsett, Frank Gifford, Roger Craig, Fred Taylor, Walter Payton
10	Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Tony Dorsett, Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker, James Brooks, John L. Williams, Hugh McElhenny*, Roger Craig, Ricky Watters
11	Curtis Martin, Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Fred Taylor, James Brooks, Ricky Watters, Herschel Walker, Lenny Moore*, John L. Williams, Roger Craig
12	Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Fred Taylor, Frank Gifford, James Brooks, Ricky Watters, Herschel Walker, Jerome Bettis, Lenny Moore
13	Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Frank Gifford, John Riggins, Fred Taylor, James Brooks, Earnest Byner, Ricky Watters, Herschel Walker
Career	Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Frank Gifford, John Riggins, Fred Taylor, James Brooks, Ricky Watters, Herschel Walker, Ottis Anderson

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Awards 1972 NFL AP Offensive Rookie of the Year 1974 NFL Super Bowl MVP 1976 NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year	Pro Bowls 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980	First-Team All-Pro 1977	Approximate Value Career 134 (134)
Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 102 (126)	Rushing Att 1974 NFL 208 (9) 1975 NFL 262 (5) 1976 NFL 289 (4) 1977 NFL 300 (4) 1978 NFL 310 (2) 1979 NFL 267 (6) 1983 NFL 279 (10) Career 2949 (10)	Rushing Yds 1972 NFL 1055 (6) 1974 NFL 1006 (5) 1975 NFL 1246 (2) 1976 NFL 1128 (7) 1977 NFL 1162 (4) 1978 NFL 1082 (7) 1979 NFL 1186 (8) 1982 NFL 604 (9) Career 12120 (13)	Rushing TD 1972 NFL 10 (3) 1975 NFL 10 (6) 1976 NFL 14 (1/56) 1977 NFL 11 (3) 1978 NFL 8 (9) 1979 NFL 11 (6) Career 91 (10)
Long Rush 1972 NFL 75 (2) 1974 NFL 54 (8) 1979 NFL 71 (8)	Yds/Rushing Att 1972 NFL 5.6 (2/64) 1974 NFL 4.8 (4) 1975 NFL 4.8 (5) 1982 NFL 4.3 (9)	Rushing Yds/Game 1972 NFL 75.4 (8) 1974 NFL 83.8 (3) 1975 NFL 89.0 (2) 1976 NFL 80.6 (8) 1977 NFL 83.0 (4) 1978 NFL 67.6 (8) 1979 NFL 79.1 (6) Career 70.1 (37)	Touchdowns 1972 NFL 11 (7) 1975 NFL 11 (8) 1976 NFL 14 (1) 1977 NFL 11 (4) 1979 NFL 12 (8) Career 100 (20)
Points Scored 1976 NFL 84 (9) Career 600 (120)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1972 NFL 11 (7) 1975 NFL 11 (7) 1976 NFL 14 (1) 1977 NFL 11 (4) 1979 NFL 12 (7) Career 100 (20)	Yds From Scrimmage 1974 NFL 1206 (8) 1975 NFL 1460 (4) 1977 NFL 1224 (9) 1979 NFL 1477 (10) Career 14407 (23)	All-Purpose Yds 1972 NFL 1418 (8) 1975 NFL 1487 (9) Career 14640 (34)
Total Offense Career 12120 (132)	Touches 1975 NFL 291 (4) 1976 NFL 312 (5) 1977 NFL 311 (6) 1978 NFL 332 (2) 1979 NFL 303 (8) Career 3266 (13)	Yds/Touch 1972 NFL 6.5 (10)	Playoff Games Career 19 (75)
Playoff Games Started Career 19 (23)	Fumbles 1973 NFL 8 (10) 1974 NFL 9 (6) 1975 NFL 9 (5) 1976 NFL 8 (8) 1977 NFL 10 (3) 1979 NFL 11 (5) 1983 NFL 10 (7) Career 90 (21)	Fumbles Recovered 1980 NFL 4 (7)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1972	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1972	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1972	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1972	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1974	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Associated Press
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1975	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1975	2nd Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1975	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1975	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1975	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1976	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1976	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1976	2nd Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1976	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1977	1st Team	All-Conf.	Pro Football Weekly
1977	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1977	1st Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1977	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1977	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1977	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1977	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Weekly
1978	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1978	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1979	2nd Team	All-Conf.	UPI
1979	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.

Fantasy

Year	Age	G	FantPos	FantPt	VBD	PosRank	OvRank
1972	22	14	RB	190	71	7	15
1973	23	12	RB	95		35
1974	24	12	RB	157	60	9	18
1975	25	14	RB	212	110	4	7
1976	26	14	RB	212	102	6	10
1977	27	14	RB	188	80	7	10
1978	28	16	RB	171	29	12	40
1979	29	15	RB	220	74	7	12
1980	30	13	RB	135	7	22	69
1981	31	16	RB	178	31	18	48
1982	32	9	RB	97	34	16	44
1983	33	16	RB	171	20	19	54
1984	34	8	RB	17		97
				2043	618

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NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Mike Thomas, Joe Cribbs, Rodney Hampton, Curtis Martin, Maurice Jones-Drew, Domanick Williams, Sherman Smith, Jon Arnett, Reggie Bush, Lenny Moore
4	Marshall Faulk, Clinton Portis, John Brockington, Lenny Moore, John L. Williams, Terry Metcalf, Joe Cribbs, Ottis Anderson, Earl Campbell*, Roger Craig
5	Earl Campbell, Ottis Anderson, Roger Craig, Lenny Moore, Terry Metcalf, Billy Sims, John L. Williams, Curtis Martin, Marshall Faulk, Eddie George
6	Earl Campbell, Ottis Anderson, John L. Williams, Eddie George, Alan Ameche, Shaun Alexander, Curtis Martin, Lenny Moore, Jim Brown, Warrick Dunn
7	Curtis Martin, Eddie George, John L. Williams, Warrick Dunn, Ottis Anderson, Herschel Walker, Clinton Portis, Lenny Moore, Earl Campbell*, Shaun Alexander
8	Curtis Martin, Tony Dorsett, Eddie George, Warrick Dunn, Herschel Walker, Ricky Watters, John L. Williams, Frank Gifford*, Roger Craig, Chuck Muncie
9	Curtis Martin, Warrick Dunn, John L. Williams, Herschel Walker, Eddie George, Tony Dorsett, Frank Gifford, Roger Craig, Fred Taylor, Walter Payton
10	Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Tony Dorsett, Fred Taylor, Herschel Walker, James Brooks, John L. Williams, Hugh McElhenny*, Roger Craig, Ricky Watters
11	Curtis Martin, Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Fred Taylor, James Brooks, Ricky Watters, Herschel Walker, Lenny Moore*, John L. Williams, Roger Craig
12	Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Fred Taylor, Frank Gifford, James Brooks, Ricky Watters, Herschel Walker, Jerome Bettis, Lenny Moore
13	Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Frank Gifford, John Riggins, Fred Taylor, James Brooks, Earnest Byner, Ricky Watters, Herschel Walker
Career	Tony Dorsett, Warrick Dunn, Curtis Martin, Frank Gifford, John Riggins, Fred Taylor, James Brooks, Ricky Watters, Herschel Walker, Ottis Anderson