Roy Riegels - Quotes From and About The 1929 Rose Bowl

Quotes From and About The 1929 Rose Bowl

  • "He's running the wrong way. Let's see how far he can go."—Georgia Tech head coach Bill Alexander
  • "What am I seeing? What's wrong with me? Am I crazy? Am I crazy? Am I crazy?"—Broadcaster Graham McNamee, calling the game on radio
  • "Coach, I can't do it. I've ruined you, I've ruined myself, I've ruined the University of California. I couldn't face that crowd to save my life."
"Roy, get up and go back out there — the game is only half over."—Halftime exchange between Riegels and head coach Nibs Price
  • "For many years I've had to go along and laugh whenever my wrong-way run was brought up, even though I've grown tired listening and reading about it. But it certainly wasn't the most serious thing in the world. I regretted doing it, even as you do, but you'll get over it."—Letter from Riegels to Paramount High School's Jan Bandringa in 1957. Bandringa had intercepted a pass only to run it 55 yards into his own end zone, resulting in a safety for Centennial High, who won the game 9-7.

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