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Page 2B • The Battalion
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Friday • December
Maegle, Kramer recall Owl
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glories, look to bright future
By David Winder
The Battalion
In the 1954 Cotton Bowl Rice running back
Dicky Maegle rushed for 265 yards, averaged 24.1
yards per carry and had a 95-yard touchdown —
all three all-time major bowl records. But no one
remembers that except Maegle.
What everyone remembers is Alabama fullback
Tommy Lewis coming off the sideline to tackle
Maegle, who was in route to his 95-yard touch
down. Tackled at the Alabama 41-yard line, Mae
gle was awarded a touchdown because he was in
the clear.
“I saw him right before he hit me,” Maegle
said. “I veered and took a step to the left. If I
hadn’t veered he could have easily broke my back
and my legs.”
Uninjured on the play, Maegle got up and held
the extra-point as the Owls went on to beat the
Crimson Tide 28-6. But from then on, Maegle’s ca
reer would always be defined by that one play.
“It hurts, but I have to be realistic about it,”
Maegle said. “I mean a play like that was totally
unheard of at the time. It hurts because you feel
like nobody knows anything about your career.
Even though it is not widely known, Maegle was
an All-American in 1954 and placed sixth in the
Heisman Trophy balloting that year.
In 1953, he led the nation with a 7.3 yards per
carry average. Maegle had such a good career he
does not even consider the 1954 Cotton Bowl his
best game.
“I think the Baylor game in 1954 was my
best,” Maegle said. “I had an 81-yard touchdown
run and had three interceptions that set up
touchdowns. It was tough to get three intercep
tions back in those days since we played both
ways and were always tired.
“I think I had a more fabulous game that day
than the one following it (the Cotton Bowl). If I had
been tackled from the bench in that game, I think
it would have been recognized as the best two-way
performance in Southwest Conference history.”
In 1953 against Arkansas, Maegle was on his
way to one of the greatest rushing performances in
collegiate history. At the half, he had already
amassed 201 yards rushing.
“During halftime, our SID (sports information
director) Bill Whitmore came down and told Coach
(Jess) Neely that I had a chance of breaking the
Southwest Conference record, which was some
thing like 229 yards,” Maegle said. “He looked at
Whitmore and said ‘Oh, really.’ We went out the
second half and he sits my ass on the bench.
“But that’s the way it was with Brother Jess. He
used to say he didn’t want any stars on the team,
tion
Entered SWC: 1918
SWC Record: 178-307-12
Total: 360-454-31
Championships: 1934, 37, 46, 49, 53, 57,94
All-Time Coach: jess Neely, 1940-66,144-124
10 overall, 86-75-6 SWC
Bowl Record: 4-3
Top 5 Players:
1. Trevor Cobh, Running Back
2. Dicky Maegle, Running Back
3. Tommy Kramer, Quarterback
4. Courtney Hall, Offensive
Lineman
5. Bert Emanuel, Quarterback
Top 5 Games:
1. Oct. 27, 1934: Rice 20, UT 9: Sets tone earl) 1
for Rice's first SWC title. .x
2. Jan.1, 1949: Rice 27, UNC 13: Rice endsyeji|&
fifth in AP Poll, highest finish ever.
3. Jan. 1, 1954:Cotton Bowl: Rice 28, Alabama6:
Dicky Maegle's run, the coming off the sidelineplail
4. Nov. 16, 1957: Rice 7, A&M 6: A&M was
ranked No. 1, Rice goes on to SWC title.
5. Oct. 16, 1994: On a stormy night in Houston,
Rice 19, UT 1 7: Ending a 29-year losing streak,,
the team was the star. We still beat them 470,'
After his collegiate career was over, Ma^
spent seven years in the National Football Leapo! peopl
with the San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steele | The
and Dallas Cowboys.
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because I didn’t have any money.”
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A&M's Antonio Armstrong during a 1993 game at
Rice Stadium. A&M prevailed 38-10.
mind if Lewis was invited to the celebration
“I told them that I didn’t mind,” Maegle said 1
don’t hold any grudges against him. The natii
media made a big deal about us being backtogcj
er. It was a real big deal to them.”
To Rice quarterback 'Tommy Kramer, coll
was not that big of a deal. It was just a stage
tween high school and the NFL.
“The reason I went to Rice was because fa
were about the only college in Southwest Coe
ence who had a passing attack,” Kramer saic
wasn’t a wishbone quarterback and ditinkari
anything about being a wishbone quarterback,
wanted to play pro football, so I went to"playinJ
pro-oriented offense.”
Even though the Owls’ season records werenf
er impressive, Kramer’s passing statistics were.:
four years from 1973-76, Kramer threw for 6,oj
yards and 48 touchdowns.
“We didn’t win many games, but we were:
ways competitive,” Kramer, whose four-yes
record was 12-31-1, said. “It was especially
on me because I lost only one game in my fa:
school career. It was quite a jolt.
“But eventually you realize that the other tea:
has the better talent. We couldn’t get thattalei
because most of those guys couldn’t get into Rice
Kramer’s career at Rice came to a crossroad:
when Homer Rice took over as head coach. Krame
responded with a NCAA leading 3,317 yards pas
ing and 21 touchdowns.
“I owe him (Rice) a lot,” Kramer said. “Hefa
the option of building for the future or playing®
as a senior. He called me into his office onedayt
talk. He held his thumb and finger about thalfar:
part and said, T think you’re about this farapi'
from being a great quarterback.’ He influencedrr;
career more than anyone.”
In the 1977 NFL draft, Kramer was the (fa
round draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings.®
backed up NFL Hall of Famer Fran Tarkentonf*]
two years, then started off and on for the Vikint
for the next eight years.
Kramer said like many people he has
feelings about the end of the conference.
“ It’s real surprising that after that many jeaij
the Southwest Conference will no longer exfa
Kramer said. “But with the money and televis'
revenue I guess its not that big of a surprfa
When I was growing up the Southwest Conferees
was a great conference. It was where you want®
to play.”
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