Roy Riegels

Roy Riegels
	Roy Riegels during the 1929 Rose Bowl
California Golden Bears – No. 11
Position	Center
Personal information
Born:	April 4, 1908; Oakland, California, U.S.
Died:	March 26, 1993 (aged 84); Woodland, California, U.S.
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career history
College	California (1927–1929)
Bowl games	Rose Bowl (1929);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-American (1929); First-team All-PCC (1929);

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 All-America honors and served as team captain for the Bears in 1929. Riegels' notability has been shared by motivational speakers who use his life as an example of overcoming setbacks.

^ "Where Are They Now? Roy Riegels Worst Football Blunder". trivia-library.com. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
^ Feldman, Bruce (2007-05-30). "Top 10 blunders in history". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-01-11.

[now-1] "Where Are They Now? Roy Riegels Worst Football Blunder". trivia-library.com. Retrieved 2009-10-12.

[2] Feldman, Bruce (2007-05-30). "Top 10 blunders in history". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-01-11.

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