Richard Lee "Dickey" Maegle (born Moegle) (born September 14, 1934 in Taylor, Texas) is a former professional American football running back in the NFL for seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys.
Maegle was an All-American at Rice University. In 1979 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
In the 1954 Cotton Bowl against Alabama, Maegle was involved in one of college football's most famous plays. With Rice leading 7-0, Maegle broke through on a sweep from Rice's five yard line, and was running down the sideline in front of Alabama's bench on his way to a touchdown. Alabama's Tommy Lewis, without putting on his helmet, jumped off the bench and tackled Maegle. Seeing what happened, the referee Cliff Shaw awarded the touchdown, and Rice went on to win the game. Maegle finished with 265 rushing yards, which was a Cotton Bowl record until 2008 when Missouri RB Tony Temple rushed for 281 yards.
During his playing days, the running back's last name was spelled "Moegle". Because it was constantly mispronounced, several years later he changed his name to "Maegle" to be more phonetically correct.
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