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Janis Joplin attended Lamar State College of Technology (nka Lamar University) in Beaumont and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, posthumously, in 2005. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Last night, Rice baseball defeated Lamar, 9-3.
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Who attended Lamar State College of Technology in Beaumont and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award? Email your answer here.
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Three-year Rice track letterman Jeff Jorgensen (2000-01-02) was a member of the 2003 National Championship Baseball team. And, his teammate Vincent Sinisi transferred to Rice from the University of Texas. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Rice to Honor 2003 College World Series Champions on March 24-25 (Rice Owls)
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Name the member of the 2003 National Championship Baseball team who was a three-year Rice track letterman. For a bonus point, name another member of the 2003 National Championship Baseball team who transferred to Rice from the University of Texas. Email your answer(s) here.
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John Heisman, who attended Brown University (1887-88), was a former Rice football head coach (1924-27). On Sunday, the Rice W tennis team hosts Brown at the George R Brown Tennis Center. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)
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Name the former Rice football head coach who attended Brown University. Email your answer here.
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Wade Townsend was twice selected as the eighth overall pick of the Major League Draft, by Baltimore in 2004 and Tampa Bay in 2005. Jeff Blackinton earned a PhD in Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. (Thanks, Mike Ross!):
Rice to Honor 2003 College World Series Champions on Mach 24-25 (Rice Owls)
Trivia Question:
Name the member of the 2003 National Championship Baseball team who was twice selected as a first-round Major League Draft pick. For a bonus point, name another member of the 2003 National Championship Baseball team who earned a PhD in Neuroscience at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. Email your answer(s) here.
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Name two former four-year Rice letterwinners who will receive a 2023 Laureates Award on May 4. One point for each. Email your answer(s) here.
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Philip Humber, Jeff Niemann and Wade Townsend, three members of the 2003 National Championship Baseball team, were selected #3, #4 and #8 in the first round of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Interestingly, 3-4-8 are the first three numbers of Rice’s phone number. (Thanks, Kim Koehn and Mike Ross!)
Trivia Question:
Name the three members of the 2003 National Championship Baseball team who were selected in the first round of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft. One point for each. Email your answer here.