Posted on 12/14/2025 7:07:56 PM PST by nickcarraway
Paul Wiggin, the former Stanford and Cleveland Browns star who was on the losing end of "The Play" as the coach of star quarterback John Elway and the Cardinal, died Friday. He was 91.
Wiggin's death was announced by the Browns, the Minnesota Vikings and the National Football Foundation. He was the fourth-oldest living NFF Hall of Famer.
Wiggin was on the Stanford sideline in 1982 for "The Play" when California scored the winning touchdown in a 25-20 victory in the "Big Game" after Stanford's band prematurely took the field. It is considered by many the most incredible finish to a college football game.
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Rest In Peace, Paul.
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