Franco Harris Quotes


Franco Harris

Yes, I would have rather finished up in Pittsburgh.

Once that was over, I knew that my ties to a football organization would be over because I never wanted to coach or be in the front office.

Jack Lambert is mean and relentless wherever he goes, on and off the field! I do remember many times he would chase me in practice but no way would I let him catch me.

It`s not how you come out of the starting blocks.

And, coaching has never been an option for me.

But, as always, Mr. Rooney would come over and shake your hand and congratulate you on a good game, no matter what the situation was.

After 12 years, the old butterflies came back. Well, I guess at my age you call them moths.

We just did a lot of things together as a team off the field and we really shared a lot of special moments off the field just as much as on the field.

Halfway through the decade, we realized that we had a great team and that we could do great things, and that we could probably have something here that we believed we had a chance to reach greatness.

Where Joe was more vocal and emotional whereas Chuck was very reserved. But, both of them executed great strategy and both of them demanded a lot of their players.

The Houston Astrodome was kind of a tough field.

Right now, I`m working with Super Bakery and we manufacture nutritional donuts called Super Donuts.

And so, it`s not a thing of how many carries, but were you effective when you did carry.

I really don`t look at comparing things that way because even in a 14-game season, there could be a running back who could have a lot more carries than other running backs.

All I wanted to be was a player.






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