stillers4me
09-16-2012, 07:57 AM
Two men, one football, one violent and famous collision. One of the two men is dead, so that leaves only one to tell his story.
Frenchy Fuqua relives it over and over and over, and has for 40 years. But with each rendition comes a glaring omission. What he doesn't reveal is the truth, if he even knows what happened on Dec. 23, 1972, the day of the Immaculate Reception.
The gregarious onetime Steelers running back -- who wore a flowing cape to highlight elaborate outfits that once included live goldfish swimming in the plexiglass heels of his shoes -- remains a hit on the banquet circuit. Fuqua's involvement in the play has made him a few bucks and given him plenty of lasting fame through the years, but he still has not given anyone a straight answer.
Don't look for him to start now.......
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/frenchy-fuqua-the-man-who-collided-with-history-653544/#ixzz26dY0IMLa
Frenchy Fuqua relives it over and over and over, and has for 40 years. But with each rendition comes a glaring omission. What he doesn't reveal is the truth, if he even knows what happened on Dec. 23, 1972, the day of the Immaculate Reception.
The gregarious onetime Steelers running back -- who wore a flowing cape to highlight elaborate outfits that once included live goldfish swimming in the plexiglass heels of his shoes -- remains a hit on the banquet circuit. Fuqua's involvement in the play has made him a few bucks and given him plenty of lasting fame through the years, but he still has not given anyone a straight answer.
Don't look for him to start now.......
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/steelers/frenchy-fuqua-the-man-who-collided-with-history-653544/#ixzz26dY0IMLa