"Wrong Way Riegels" - How The 1929 Rose Bowl Led To Despair Then Redemption
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- In 1929, the Rose Bowl featured a game between Georgia Tech and Cal, with Georgia Tech winning 8-7. This game is most remembered for "Wrong Way Riegels'" infamous play, where Cal's Roy Riegels ran in the wrong direction with a fumbled ball, leading to a safety that contributed to Georgia Tech's victory.
Despite the intense media ridicule and personal embarrassment, Riegels faced the incident with resilience. He continued to play football, becoming a team captain and an All-American, and later had a successful career outside of sports.
The event became a cultural phenomenon, with Riegels receiving various endorsement offers and eventually gaining respect for his handling of the mistake.
He was honored by both Georgia Tech and Cal through inductions into their halls of fame and remembered for his ability to overcome and embrace his mistake as part of his life story.
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I heard that when Jim Marshall of the Minnesota Vikings did the same thing, Roy sent him a message of encouragement.
Yeah, he did
Only difference is, no one calls Jim Marshall "Wrong Way" Marshall. The alliteration just isn't the same.
You know that what he did on the football field becomes legendary when the Reverend Billy Graham uses that moment in five or possibly six crusades as the example. The example being that you can feel sincerely right but be sincerely wrong.....
i love that absolutely nobody, even serious historians, can take the fact that “boner” was a slang term back then seriously
'Pulling a boner'...any guy who denies it is lying!
On the 30th anniversary, he appeared on the game show “I’ve Got a Secret” where the panel had to guess what his past story was. That showed that Roy was over the stigma.
Nice video John! Reigels was a great guy all told. I first heard of his wrong way run on the old game show “The Sports Challenge”, hosted by Dick Enberg. I’m sure you remember that show. Funny thing is when did USC ever turn down a Rose Bowl! 😂 like a fox turning down a chicken leg!
Brilliant story, Jon!
There was a really good early sound film which began with that mistake and the poor hero goes and joins the Marines becoming an heroic aviator.
I remember reading about this incident as a middle schooler i cant remember the title of the book .
A good change of pace after the Dennys Clark story.
I don't think I could ever think that to be the worst, because I've seen it happen to others. The only difference is that he was more successful at it, getting all the way to the goal line, while most wrong-way runners get tackled before they make it a long way or get straightened out. It's just a good thing his teammate's physically turning him around wasn't penalized as helping the runner, which would've caused a safety right then and there. I think the referee ruled correctly on the spirit of the rule, which did not contemplate such a situation.
I was born July 16th 1996. My great grandparents were not born for another 17 years ( still with me,99, this past summer!) Roy Riegals was in World War Two, like my great grandparents ! We are all Army! My grandparents were in Vietnam 66-68, my dad Desert 🏜, me Afghanistan , Captain! So one football mistake defines a man, that was in World War Two ? No It does not! God bless you sir , and rest easy I have your back! Joey in Cleveland
Thank you Joey!
The guy who chased him down was almost as big a bone-head as Riegels. Why did he "call for the ball?" If the Riegels thought he was going the right way and was near the goal line with no one in front of him, he'd have no reason to give the ball to a team mate. Just yell "You're going the wrong way!"
"led" not "lead" to despair
Good lord. Thank you
🤣 *Promosm*