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Roy " Wrong Way " Riegels (April 4, 1908 – March 26, 1993) played for the University of California, Berkeley football team from 1927 to 1929. His wrong-way run in the 1929 Rose Bowl is often cited as the worst blunder in the history of college football. [1] [2] That one play overshadowed Riegels' football talents, since he earned first team ...
The nickname "'Wrong Way' Corrigan" passed into common use (sometimes confused with the memory of 1929's "Wrong Way" Riegels football incident) [18] [19] and was mentioned (or used as satire) when someone had the reputation for taking the wrong direction.
282. Games started: 277. Player stats at PFR. James Lawrence Marshall (born December 30, 1937) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at Ohio State, before leaving to play for the Saskatchewan ...
National Football League. Lonnie Alexander " Lon " Simmons (July 19, 1923 – April 5, 2015) was an American sports announcer, best known for his play-by-play broadcasts of San Francisco Giants baseball and San Francisco 49ers football. He was born in Vancouver, Washington. Simmons was a star pitcher at Burbank High School and Glendale College ...
The 1929 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game and the 15th annual Rose Bowl Game. Played on January 1, 1929, the game saw the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (also known at the time as the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado) defeat the California Golden Bears by a score of 8–7. The game was notable for a play in which Cal's All-American center Roy ...
Leon Lett. Leon Lett Jr. (born October 12, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. Lett played college football at Emporia State University and was selected in the seventh round of the 1991 NFL draft by the ...
Since drubbing the Irish 34-10 in the 2020 ACC Championship Game, Clemson has gone 25-11.
In 1915, an unidentified gambler made an offer of $150 to Multnomah Athletic Club football player L. W. "Patsy" O'Rourke to throw the team's annual Thanksgiving game against the University of Oregon football team. O'Rourke approached team captain Red Rupert about the bribe, and the information ultimately made its way to Multnomah's coach.