California Athletics Hall of Fame

Ben Lom

Ben Lom

  • Class
    1929
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Rugby

A three-year varsity letterman in 1927, '28 and '29, earning All-Pacific Coast honors in each of his last two seasons … a member of the team that played in the 1929 Rose Bowl … perhaps best known for his part in Roy Riegel's "Wrong Way Run" as he caught Riegels and tackled him near the Cal goal line … the first president of the San Francisco Chapter of the National Football Hall of Fame … a long-time Bear Backer and Cal supporter until his death.

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