Panthers owner mourns the passing of Franco Harris

[Carolina Panthers]

David Tepper grew up in Pittsburgh watching the legendary Steelers running back, who died at age 72.

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[KatsAzz]

 R.I.P. Franco Harris. Sadly his death comes two days before the 50th anniversary of his most famous play, and the Steelers were set to retire his number 32 jersey at Saturday night's game against the Raiders.

[mrcompletely11]

Strange thread bot

[BIGH2001]

I’m still mourning the death of the panthers the day Tepper was given the franchise.

[Snake]

He should be use to loss because that's all about we have had since he took over. 

[Riverboat Ron]

Still wasn’t a catch.

[SCO96]

19 minutes ago, Riverboat Ron said:

Still wasn’t a catch.

Actually, I think the evidence shows that it really was a catch. I had some doubts about it for years until some footage from the actual game was found in the archives of a Pittsburgh newsroom several years ago.

Go to the 16:00 minute mark. There's an angle showing Franco clearly catching the ball off/above the ground.

 

Edited December 21, 2022 by SCO96

[Asaria]

2 hours ago, BIGH2001 said:

I’m still mourning the death of the panthers the day Tepper was given the franchise.

 

53 minutes ago, Snake said:

He should be use to loss because that's all about we have had since he took over. 

Jesus Christ you people are pathetic, thinking that a bad sports team is the same as the passing of human life.

A bad sports team is temporarily, death is forever.

Grow up.

[Mr. Scot]

50 minutes ago, SCO96 said:

Actually, I think the evidence shows that it really was a catch. I had some doubts about it for years until some footage from the actual game was found in the archives of a Pittsburgh newsroom several years ago.

Go to the 16:00 minute mark. There's an angle showing Franco clearly catching the ball off/above the ground.

 

There's an additional question about it relating to a rule that doesn't exist anymore.

At that time, the league didn't allow "double taps", meaning that the ball couldn't be touched by another player on your team before you caught it.

It was a dumb rule in my opinion, so

[Snake]

6 hours ago, Asaria said:

 

Jesus Christ you people are pathetic, thinking that a bad sports team is the same as the passing of human life.

A bad sports team is temporarily, death is forever.

Grow up.

You are the one getting triggered over people on the internet. How about you grow a pair cupcake. 

 

[DaveThePanther2008]

12 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

There's an additional question about it relating to a rule that doesn't exist anymore.

At that time, the league didn't allow "double taps", meaning that the ball couldn't be touched by another player on your team before you caught it.

It was a dumb rule in my opinion, so

Colts won their first Super Bowl on a similar play.  

I agree though, the argument wasn't that he caught it, it was it last touched by the WR.  Wonder what instant replay would have shown?