The Right Way And The Wrong Way

Roy Riegels picked up a fumble in the 1929 Rose Bowl, got turned around, and ran toward his own goal before his teammates tackled him on the one-yard line. “Wrong Way” Riegels was not the first or the last to make that mistake, only the most famous directionally challenged runner.

Surely someone ran south when they shoulda run north before W. G. Mack did so for Colgate in 1894, but he’s the first one I know of (thanks to reader, Christopher Haack). Mack, Colgate’s left tackle, evaded all pursuers...