Trivia Question:
Name the freshmen member of the Rice women’s tennis team whose uncle medaled in the 2000 Syndey Summer Olympic Games.  Email your answer here.

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Dr Holly Leitzes Johnson, the mother of current Rice golfer William Johnson, played ice hockey at Harvard 1992-96 and was co-captain of the 1995 team. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

Rice Trivia:
Name the current member of the Rice golf team who mother played ice hockey at Harvard.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Mike Ross for the guest trivia question!

Rufus King, the grandfather of Rice redshirt sophomore football player Cooper King, is a member of the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame.  (Thanks Chris Kohnhorst!)

Guest Trivia Question:
Name the Rice redshirt sophomore football player whose grandfather is a member of the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame.  Email your answer here.

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Jason Witten, the father of Rice freshman football player CJ Witten, is the Dallas Cowboys’ all-time leader in catches (1,215), receiving yards (12,977) and games played (255).

Trivia Question:
Name the Rice freshman football player whose father is the Dallas Cowboys’ all-time leader in catches, receiving yards and games played. Email your answer here.

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Owls QB Vernon Glass, who was a three-year football letterman (1948-49-50) and a three-year baseball letterman (1949-50-51), threw 4 touchdown passes in the first game at Rice Stadium seventy-five years ago yesterday on September 30, 1950.  (Thanks, Mike Ross and Scott Wise!)

Trivia Question:
Seventy-five years ago today on September 30, 1950, Rice played its first game at Rice Stadium.  Name the Owls quarterback who threw four touchdown passes in the game.  For a bonus point, name the other sport that he lettered in at Rice.  Email your answer(s) here.

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Naval Academy graduate John McMullen ’40 owned the Houston Astros from 1979 to 1990. Tomorrow, Navy football hosts Rice in Annapolis. (Thanks, Tom Stallings and Mike Ross!)

Trivia Question:
Name the Naval Academy graduate who owned the Houston Astros.  Email your answer here.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Guy Rollins for the guest trivia question!

Two-time All-American baseball player Damon Thames ’00, the cousin of Rice freshman football player Ty Thames, was inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)