ASFSA School Foodservice Show,
NFL Football Star Franco Harris at his Super Bakery Booth.
Franco Harris and 'The Immaculate Reception'....
On December 23,1972, rookie running back Franco Harris of the Pittsburg Steelers was running an offensive play in a playoff game against the Oakland Raiders. The score was 7-6 and there was just over a minute left in the game. The Pittsburg quarterback, Terry Bradshaw threw a pass and just as the intended reciever was going to catch the ball he was flattened by the Oakland defender. The ball bounced off the collision of the 2 players and landed in the hands of Franco Harris, who ran it into the end zone for a touchdown to help win the playoff game.
The play was nicknamed "The Immaculate Reception".
On the day of this photo....
My tradeshow boothmate John (the one with the suspenders) was very excited about Franco Harris being at the show.
In John's excitement he asked one woman ''had she seen Franco Harris yet?"
The woman asked who is Franco Harris?
John says to the lady all excited...
"He was one of the main football players in The Immaculate Conception".
The woman looked puzzled...
I reminded John...It was not "The Immaculate Conception",
It was "The Immaculate Reception".
The woman left our booth pretty confused.