Pittsburgh Steelers legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris is dead. Harris passed away on Tuesday at the age of 72.
The following day, after news of his death broke, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick paid tribute to Harris. Speaking to reporters in a press conference, Belichick remembered him as a player and person.
“Sad. I mean, there’s a legend,” Belichick said. “Great college player, maybe a little overshadowed by Lydell [Mitchell], but that’s a pretty good backfield. I was at Baltimore with Lydell. George Welsh was their position coach at Penn State, so talked about those guys quite a bit.