February 19, 2021

Trivia Answer:
On February 15, 1955, Joe Durrenberger ‘56 became the first and only Rice Owl in school history with a 30/30 basketball game, recording 32 points and a record 30 (out of 66) rebounds in a 80-68 win over Baylor.  Click here for a game recap from the February 18, 1955 Thresher, page 6 (unfortunately, Joe’s last name was misspelled.)  In 1994, he was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bev Schorre, Ann Bixby, John Montana, Joe Graves, Matt Moake, Paul Reese, Tommy Reckling (partial credit for “Joe”), Sallie Schwall, Betty Bixby, Kirwin Drouet, Gene Walker, Greg Williams, George Wagner, Richard Avant, Dan Hyde, Melinda Clark, Patti and Jim Fox, Mike Rogers, Bryant Wilkinson, Mike Ross, Kevin Ancell and Ted Richard!

Nex trivia question next Tuesday!