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Football`s Famous Wrong Way Runs

The 1922 Rose Bowl
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Misery Invites Company on the Gridiron.

Recently our friend Harv Aronson, of Sports History Remembered, posted a pretty cool vidoe on two of the most embarrassing moments in football history, the scoop of a fumble, and then scampering towards their own end zone of two pretty good fefensive players some 4 decades apart.

Roy Riegels of Cal and Jim Marshall of the Minnesota Vikings share the distinction of getting turned around in similar fashion.

Harv Aronson and his book

Harv Aronson the talented and knowledgable Sports
Historian and writer was born and raised in Pittsburgh but now lives in Florida. Harv graduated from North Hills High School in Pittsburgh and Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania where he earned a degree in Communications with a minor in Journalism.

He authored the book "Pro Football's Most Passionate Fans" in 2012. Harv has the distinction of being named Visa's 2001 "Hall of Fans Award." As an award honoree, a plaque was presented to him at Heinz Field and placed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Mr. Aronson is aregular contributing writer to Gridiron Greats Magazine , has managed and hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers site 'Steelers Hotline", and puts out some great sports history videos on his Sports History Remembered Channel

Harv Aronson bio on Abstract Sports

Bio of Author Harv Aronson

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Here is more history collected on these two plays that have lasted for generations and are still rememebered, to the chagrin of Jim Marshall and Roy Riegels.

Roy Riegels

The Cal Bears Player that was really good but who is forever remembered for a costly error he made in the Rose Bowl.


1929 Rose Bowl

A close game decided by the infamous Wrong Way Riegels play, has lived on in infamy.


Jim Marshall runs wrong way with recovered fumble

Jim Marshall Defensive lineman of the Minnesota Vikings runs wrong way with recovered fumble on October 25, 1964



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