Immaculate Reception

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Airport statues: Rocky at PHL + Franco at PIT

11/23/25
Yo, Adrian. And everyone else. Next time you find yourself at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), be sure to stop by Terminal A -West to snap a selflie with the Rocky Balboa statue that is now a permanent fixture. The 10-foot-tall bronze scultpure is one of three original Rocky casts created in 1980 for the Rocky →

Statues at PIT Airport Now on View for All

02/28/23
Among the amenities at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) are three statues. The lineup includes legendary traveler and early investigative journalist Nellie Bly, founding father George Washington, and Pittsburgh Steelers legend Franco Harris. All three statues are here on loan from Pittsburgh’s Heinz History Center. And they are popular stops for selfies. But because the statues →

Help PIT Airport Mark the 50th Anniversary of Franco Harris’ “Immaculate Reception”

12/14/22
Football fans making their way through Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) love seeing the statue of former Pittsburgh Steeler fullback Franco Harris posed making the iconic “Immaculate Reception” on December 23, 1972, in a playoff game against the Oakland Raiders. That game – and the play voted the biggest play in NFL history – was 50 →