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First, Horst Paul also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question!

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On January 2, 1950, Tobin Rote quarterbacked Rice to a 27-13 Cotton Bowl win over North Carolina.  As a pro, he became the only quarterback to win both NFL (Detroit, 1957) and AFL (San Diego, 1963) championships as the starter.  He is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2011.  (Thanks, Bill Martin!)

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Who quarterbacked the Owls to a Cotton Bowl win and then became the only pro quarterback to win both NFL and AFL championships as the starter?  Email your answer here.

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On January 13, 1974, Historic Rice Stadium hosted Super Bowl VIII, the first Super Bowl not to be held in either the Los Angeles, Miami or New Orleans areas. "On a foggy, cold and damp afternoon", Miami defeated Minnesota, 24-7.  Read more.  (Thanks, Mike Ross!) 

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Name the first stadium to host a Super Bowl not to be held in either the Los Angeles, Miami or New Orleans areas.  Email your answer here.

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Earlier this month, Jack Lippincott ’70 ran the Houston Marathon for the 46th time.  Click here to read a 2017 story entitled “Jack Lippincott – “The King of Crazy”.  (Thanks, Clarke Anderson!)

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Name the Rice alum who ran the Houston Marathon for the 46th time earlier this month.  Email your answer here.

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The 2021 trivia contest finished on Thursday, December 2.

Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Ben Mayberry for the guest trivia quesion!

In the fall of 1975, Rice played a NCAA level short softball season.  Future Houston mayor Annise Parker ’78 played shortstop or first base on the team.  The team went 0-4.  Other teammates included Ben’s sister Martha '77 (third base) and Dena Gudahl '78 (outfield).  Read more here (August 21, 1975 The Rice Thresher, p. 7)   (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

Way to go, David Gano, Peter Fasullo, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Bev Schorre, Guy Rollins, Sallie Schwall, Mike Ross (2), Bob Toone, Paul Reese, Ted Richard, Ann Bixby, Bryant Wilkinson, Clarke Anderson (2), Martha Mayberry Hoffman (2), Steve Lukingbeal and James Walker!

Final Trivia Leaderboards of the year tomorrow!

Guest Trivia Question:
Rice played NCAA level softball for one season.  What year?  For a bonus point, what future politician played on the team?  Email your answer(s) here

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First, thanks to Elizabeth Gillis for he guest trivia question!

On May 4, 2004, Chris “Gritman” Kolkhorst, who was a member of the 2003 College World Series team, was awarded his Rice diploma at a special ceremony on the field at Reckling Park by former Rice president Malcolm Gillis.  He earned “a BA in economics and managerial studies and amassed a 3.36 grade point average and a .348 batting average during his three years on South Main”.  Photo here.  (Thanks, Mike Ross!)

In other contemporaneous news, former Rice president Malcolm Gillis was planning to fight former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman in June as a fundraiser for Rice.  Read more here (May 21, 2004 The Rice Thresher, p. 1).  

Way to go, Peter Fasullo, Melinda Clark, Paul Reese, Clarke Anderson, Bob Reinhold, Mike Ross, Bob Toone, Ann Bixby and James Walker!

Last trivia question of the year tomorrow!

Guest Trivia Question:
What former Rice baseball player, who was a member of the 2003 College World Series team, was awarded his Rice diploma at a special ceremony on the field at Reckling Park by former Rice  president Malcolm Gillis in May, 2004?  Email your answer here.