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Preston Riley
American football player (born 1947) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Preston Riley (born October 30, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers. Riley played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers from 1970 to 1972 and for the New Orleans Saints in 1973. He is infamous for fumbling the onside kick in the 1972 playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys that allowed Dallas to complete a miraculous comeback and prevent San Francisco from going to their first Super Bowl.[1][2]
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