Dicky Maegle was an All-American running back at Rice University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. And he was a Pro Bowl defensive back in his first NFL season. But when Rice ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOUSTON (AP) — Dicky Maegle,the Rice running ...

HOUSTON -- Dicky Maegle, the Rice running back tackled in the 1954 Cotton Bowl by an Alabama player who came off the bench in one of the most legendary plays in college football history, has died.

Fifty years later, Tommy Lewis remained afraid of being booed. Lewis is best remembered as the Alabama player who came off the sideline to tackle Rice's Dicky Maegle in the 1954 Cotton Bowl. Even ...

Former Rice football star Dick Maegle had fond memories Monday of the man who joined him in college football lore more than 60 years ago via the famous "bench tackle" play - Tommy Lewis, a former ...

He’s in the College Football Hall of Fame, but he’s probably best known for the Cotton Bowl game in which an opposing player left the bench to take him down. By Richard Goldstein Dicky Maegle was an ...

Rice University and the National Football Foundation said Tuesday that Maegle passed away Sunday. He was 86. After leaving Rice, and playing with three teams over seven NFL seasons, he changed the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOUSTON (AP) — Dicky Maegle,the Rice running ...

HOUSTON (AP) – Dicky Maegle, the Rice running back tackled in the 1954 Cotton Bowl by an Alabama player who came off the bench in one of the most legendary plays in college football history, has died.

File-This Jan. 1, 1954, file photo shows Alabama fullback Timmy Lewis, right, shaking hands with Rice halfback Dicky Maegle and offers his apologies for coming off the Alabama bench and tackling ...