Didn't something similar to that happen a long time ago in a game somewhere in Texas... at Rice maybe ?
Oh, Mufassah......that song is good!
The current coach has class.....just an awesome man.
Yep, in 1954.
Alabama's Tommy Lewis comes off the bench in midplay to tackle Rice's Dickie Moegle and stop a sure touchdown. Rice was awarded a 95 yard touchdown run and wins 28 - 6. Rice was winning the game 7 - 6 and on their own five yard line halfway through the second quarter when Rice quarterback LeRoy Fenstmaker handed the ball to Moegle. Moegle cut around the right end, and it was off to the races down the sideline. Just then, Lewis rocketed off the bench, no helmet or nothing, and decked Moegle at the Alabama 41 yard line. Well, referee Cliff Shaw had a once-in-a-lifetime decision to make, and he awarded Rice a 95 yard touchdown. Rice ended up winning the game 28 - 6, and Shaw's decision was reviewed by the rules committee and adopted as the standard. Shaw was a ref from 1951 to 1966 and was considered the old Southwest Conference's best during that time. At the half, Lewis went to the Rice locker room to apologize, and Rice coach Jess Neely told him, "Don't let it bother you." After the game, Lewis had to answer to the press. "I'm too emotional, just too full of 'Bama. I know I'll be hearing about this for the rest of my life."
GOOD MEMORY, Darlin'!