When he was a senior in high school, Tony Dungy was watching the Steelers' playoff game against the Oakland Raiders with his dad when the Immaculate Reception occurred. He saw the collision between running back John Fuqua and Raiders safety Jack Tatum and has a vivid memory of Franco Harris catching the deflected pass off his shoe tops.
"I was thinking, man, this is the most lucky play I've ever seen in sports," Dungy said. "I turned to my dad said, 'I can't believe this.'"
Five years later, Dungy was signed as a free agent by the Steelers and realized what he witnessed on Dec. 23, 1972 was no accident.
