February 25, 2022
Trivia Question:
Name the former Rice baseball player who started five consecutive opening days for the Owls within the last ten years. Email your answer here.
Trivia Question:
Name the former Rice baseball player who started five consecutive opening days for the Owls within the last ten years. Email your answer here.
Trivia Answer:
In his Owls career, pitcher Roel Garcia has played for head coaches Wayne Graham, Matt Bragga and Jose Cruz Jr. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Trivia Question:
Since 1953, name the Rice baseball player who has played for three different Rice baseball head coaches. Email your answer here.
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Chuck Pool for the guest trivia question!
Former Owl baseball players Philip Barzilla, Jose Cruz Jr and Lance Pendleton also played baseball for a Houston-area high school team and for the Houston Astros (at the Major League level). (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Guest Trivia Question:
Name three former Owl baseball players who also played baseball for a Houston-area high school team and for the Houston Astros (at the Major League level). One point for each. Email your answer(s) here.
Trivia Answer:
In 1975, Mickey Reichenbach, the father of two-year Rice baseball letterman Clay Reichenbach '06 (2004-05), won the College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award while helping lead Texas to a national championship in Omaha. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
This weekend, the Longhorns host a three-game set against the Owls at Disch-Falk Stadium in Austin to open the college baseball season.
Trivia Question:
Name the two-year Rice baseball letterman whose father won the College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award. For a bonus point, name the university that the father played for. Email your answer(s) here.
Guest Trivia Answer:
In fact, there have been three quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl and also play against Rice in their career: Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Bart Starr. (Thanks, Paul Reese and Mike Ross!)
Guest Trivia Question:
First, Barney McCoy (2) also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question!
With a victory on Sunday, Joe Burrow can become the third quarterback to win a Super Bowl who also played against Rice in his career. Name the other two. One point for each. Email your answer(s) here.
Trivia Answer:
Most of you answered Joe Montana and Joe Namath as the other two quarterbacks to win a national collegiate title and a Super Bowl. Interestingly, Tom Brady and Kenny Stabler are also correct. (Thanks, Kirwin Drouet, Peter Fasullo, Tre Fischer, Paul Reese and Mike Ross!)
Trivia Question:
On Sunday, Joe Burrow has a chance to become only the third quarterback to win a national collegiate title and a Super Bowl. Name the other two. One point for each. Email your answer(s) here.
Trivia Answer:
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, Mike Ross!)