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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, March 27, 1993                   TAG: 9303270255
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
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IN SPORTS - FOOTBALL

Roy Riegels, whose wrong-way run during the 1929 Rose Bowl game ranks among the most famous plays in football history, died in his sleep at his home in Woodland, Calif. He was 83. Riegels was the California center when he picked up a Georgia Tech fumble on Tech's 20-yard-line, spun around and ran in the wrong direction toward his own goal. California quarterback Benny Lom, sensing what was wrong, pursued Riegels but could not catch him until he reached the 1-yard line. On the next play, Lom's punt was blocked for a safety, which turned out to be the decisive margin in an 8-7 Cal loss. 


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