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Javier Vasquez, the father of Rice baseball player Javier Vasquez, was a major league pitcher and threw a shutout inning in the 2004 MLB All-Star game.  The family is from Ponce, Puerto Rico where Rice will open their 2025 baseball season vs. Villanova on Friday at the Puerto Rico Challenge.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

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Name the member of the Rice baseball team whose father was a major league pitcher and threw a shutout inning in a MLB All-Star game.  Email your answer here.

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OJ Brigance ’92 is the only football player in history to win a Grey Cup (Stallions, 1995) and a Super Bowl (Ravens, 2001) with teams based out of the same city (Baltimore). He was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 and he was honored with an ARA Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

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Name the only football player in history to win a Super Bowl and Grey Cup with teams based out of the same city. Email your answer here.

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Graham Walker, the half-brother of Kansas City Chief QB Patrick Mahomes, was on the Rice Football 2024 roster.  On Sunday, Patrick and the Chiefs will face the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

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Name the Kansas City Chief whose half-brother was on the Rice Football 2024 roster.  Email your answer here.

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Former heavyweight world boxing champion George Foreman, the great uncle of 2024 Rice football early signee Michael Amey III, and former Rice president Malcolm Gillis were scheduled to fight in a charity boxing match.   (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

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Name the 2024 Rice football early signee whose great uncle boxer almost got into a publicized fight with a former Rice president.  For a bonus point, name the former Rice president.  Email your answer(s) here. 

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Vicki Bretthauer for yesterday's guest trivia question!

UT’s Chris Del Conte is athletic director of 1 of the 8 remaining college football playoff teams this year.  His wife, Dr Robin Ward, is an assistant professor of mathematics at Rice and Director of Curriculum Integration for Rice’s School Mathematics Project.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!) 

Guest Trivia Question:
Name the athletic director of 1 of the 8 remaining college football playoff teams this year whose wife is a member of the Rice faculty.  Email your answer here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Joe Quoyeser for the guest trivia question!

Curt Cignetti, formerly quarterbacks coach at Rice (1986-88), is now head coach at Indiana, 1 of 12 teams that qualified for this year’s college football playoff.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst, Brian Ford and Mike Ross!)

Guest Trivia Question:
Name the former quarterbacks coach at Rice who is now head coach of 1 of the 12 teams that qualified for this year’s college football playoff.  Email your answer here.