Franco Harris - RIP

[Bwifan]

I've refrained from posting personal thoughts in this thread, and will continue to do so. I spent many enjoyable times with Franco over the past decade, and his sudden, and unexpected, death, really hit me hard.

As many of you know, I'm a history nut, and history books and biographies of historical figures are pretty much the only books I read. In that context, I periodically check to see what books are in the pipeline in these genres. Earlier today, I discovered that in the summer of 2023 (at least that's the currently planned released date; the publishing world is having serious supply chain issues) a book is coming out on the missing history of the early days of pro football. This is not the early days of the NFL -- it's about the period between 1892 and 1906 when pro football started, and how it basically ceased from 1906 until 1920. And the forward to the book is written by none other than Franco Harris. I look forward to reading the book, and Franco's forward.

A little more history here Tom with Franco, Walter Conti and Mike Pettine... Had to be something to see Franco working out with the C.B. West football team. See the link below....

Link to Franco and Doylestown

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[PSU73]

From the latest Penn Stater magazine.

 

[psuro]

Miss the Not Quite As Old guy.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

This seems like a nice tribute. I have quite a few pics of Franco and myself, or Franco and a group which included me. I may have to dig up a few of them and submit them.

 

[WanderingSpectator]

Submitted mine!