George Teague and his wife were having dinner at a Dallas-area seafood restaurant earlier this week when a stranger came over and interrupted their meal.
“You’re the guy who hit Terrell Owens!” the man told Teague, as if the retired Dallas Cowboys safety needed a reminder.
On Sept. 24, 2000, Teague sprinted halfway across the field to waylay Owens as the San Francisco 49ers receiver was about to celebrate a touchdown catch by posing on the Cowboys’ star logo in the middle of Texas Stadium. Twenty-three years later, Teague is still better known for delivering that hit than for anything else he has accomplished.