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Incoming Rice Board of Trustee member Dr Barbara Jenkins Gibbs ‘73 is married to David Gibbs ’70, ‘71, a former walk-on Rice basketball player who received the Distinguished R Award from Rice Athletics in 2013. Read more.
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Name the incoming Rice Board of Trustee member this week whose spouse, a former walk-on Rice basketball player, received the Distinguished R Award from Rice Athletics. Email your answer here.
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Akilah Mance ‘05, the sister of three-year Rice basketball letterman Omar-Seli Mance ‘03 (2001-02-03) is joining the Rice Board of Trustees this week. Read more. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)
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Name the incoming Rice Board of Trustee member this week whose brother was a three-year Rice basketball letterman. Email your answer here.
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First, thanks to Mike Ross and Andy Williams for the guest trivia question!
Two former Rice baseball players have hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a single game playing for two different MLB teams, Jose Cruz Jr for Toronto and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lance Berkman for Houston and Saint Louis. (Thanks, John Montana!)
Guest Trivia Question:
Name the two former Rice baseball players who have hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a single game playing for two different MLB teams. One point for each. Email your answer here.
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Jose Cruz ‘04 is one of seven Los Angeles Dodgers in history to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a single game. He accomplished the feat on September 7, 2005 against San Francisco. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
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Name the former Rice baseball player who is one of seven Los Angeles Dodgers in history to have hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a single game. Email your answer here.
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Former West Virginia Phi Beta Kappa quarterback Oliver Luck is married to Rice alum Kathy Wilson Luck ‘79. Interestingly, this weekend the Mountaineers are playing in the College World Series in Omaha for the first time in program history. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst, Larry Nettles and Andy Williams!)
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Name the former West Virginia Phi Beta Kappa quarterback married to a Rice alum. Email your answer here.
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Former Owl David Aardsma was part of the ESPN broadcast team for the Regionals of the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament over the weekend. He covered the Regional site in Eugene, Oregon.
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Name the former Owl who was part of the ESPN broadcast team for the Regionals of the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament over the weekend. For a bonus point, name the Regional site he covered. Email your up to answer(s) here.