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I didn't get the "George Teague" reference either (guess I'm really out of it), but once again, Google to the rescue:

Teague's most famous moment might be when he decked San Francisco’s Terrell Owens, as the 49er wide receiver celebrated a meaningless touchdown atop the 50-yardline star in Texas Stadium.

13 posted on 08/12/2004 7:11:43 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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It's too bad Teague never panned out as a great NFL player. His most famous moment came as a college defensive back at Alabama, in a play that I describe as "the best play that didn't count."

I think the play occurred in a bowl game back in the early 1990s. Alabama's defense jumped offsides on a play down near the opposing 10 yard-line, so the opposing QB aired a long pass on the "free" play. He completed the pass to a receiver streaking down the sideline. Teague, who was playing safety in the middle of the field and wasn't involved in the coverage, eventually ran him down from behind after a long sprint of 60+ yards. The receiver fumbled the ball, Alabama recovered, and ran it back a long ways up the field.

The opposing team simply declined the penalty and got a 5-yard gain out of one of the most bizarre plays I've ever seen.

25 posted on 08/12/2004 7:20:15 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium . . . sed ego sum homo indomitus")
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