Trivia Question:
Who attended Rice but withdrew and later served as Attorney General of Texas, Governor of Texas and federal judge twice?  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Current Texans head coach David Culley quarterbacked the Vanderbilt team that defeated Rice, 9-6, on September 20, 1975.  (Thanks, Betty Bixby, OJ Brigance, Peter Fasullo and Joe Graves!)

Culley 2-0 in debuts In Houston (NFL.com)
Owls drop ball (and game) to Vandy (The Rice Thresher, 9/22/75, p 7)

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Art Gottschalk, Bob Toone, John Montana, OJ Brigance, Scott Wise, Bev Schorre, Paul Reese, Russell Henderson, Sallie Schwall, Betty Bixby, Mike Ross, Greg Williams, Ted Richard, James Walker, Richard Avant, Bob Reinhold, Bryant Wilkinson, Peter Fasullo, Melinda Clark, Clarke Anderson and Joe Graves!

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Trivia Question:
Name the current NFL head coach who quarterbacked his college team to a win over Rice.  Email your answer here.

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In November, 2007, four-year Rice football letterman Chase Clement ‘08 (2005-06-07-08) was the first football player in NCAA history to post consecutive games in which he rushed for at least 100 yards and threw for at least 300.   (Thanks, Joe Graves!)

On Friday, Chase will be inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame.  Read more. 

Way to go, Ann Bixby, James Walker, Art Gottschalk, Clarke Anderson, Richard Avant, Steve Gilliland, John Montana, Dan Hyde, Jim Woodruff, Peter Fasullo, Paul Reese, Betty Bixby, Ted Richard, Joe Graves, Mike Rogers, Mike Ross and Sallie Schwall! 

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Trivia Question:
Name the first football player in NCAA history to post consecutive games in which he rushed for at least 100 yards and threw for at least 300.  Email your answer here.

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Texas State volleyball player Kenedi Rutherford is the daughter of Rice football four-year letterman Deric Rutherford ‘95 (1991-92-93-94).  Interestingly, her sister Reagan is a member of the NCAA W Volleyball defending national championship Kentucky Wildcat team.  (Thanks, Bill Cousins, Joe Graves and Russell Henderson!)

Over the summer, Deric and his wife Latosha (who was a basketball letterwinner at Sam Houston State) opened their first restaurant, Kale Me Crazy, at 18th and Shepherd in the Heights.  The restaurant is an Atlanta-based health food chain, “offering juices, smoothies, salads and wraps in a sleek, upscale environment”.

Way to go, Bob Toone, Melinda Clark, Jimmy Disch, Martha Proctor Gano, Ann Bixby, Mike Ross, Kirwin Drouet, George Wagner, Russell Henderson, Bill Cousins, Paul Reese, James Walker, Bob Reinhold, Betty Bixby, Gene Walker, Bill Allison, Joe Graves, Sallie Schwall, Richard Avant, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Clarke Anderson and Ted Richard!

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Trivia Question:
Name the member of the Texas State volleyball team whose father was a four-year Rice letterman.  Email your answer here.

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Four-year Rice track & field letterwinner Krystal Robinson ’06 (2003-06) won the Eva Jean Lee Award in 2005 and 2006 (presently annually to the most outstanding Rice women’s track & field athlete).  Her sisters also graduated from Rice as four-year track & field letterwinners: Tina ‘11 (2008-11) and Sharae ’13 (2010-13).  (Way to go, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!).

Next Friday, October 1, Krystal will be inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame.  Read more. 

Way to go, Bev Schorre, Richard Avant, Bob Toone, Art Gottschalk, Clarke Anderson, Ann Bixby, Bryant Wilkinson, Russell Henderson, Jim Woodruff, Paul Reese, Sallie Schwall, Kirwin Drouet, Roger Parthsarathy, Bill Allison, Betty Bixby, Bob Reinhold, James Walker, Melinda Clark, Mike Ross, Joe Graves, Mike Rogers and Ted Richard! 

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Trivia Question:
Name the two-time Eva Jean Lee Award winner who is one of three sisters to graduate from Rice each as four-year letterwinners.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
John Henry “Doc” Holliday earned a degree in dentistry from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery (which effectively merged into the University of Pennsylvania) but he became better known as a gambler and gunfighter.  On Sunday, the Quakers host the Owls in soccer in Philadelphia.  Read more.  (Thanks, Joe Graves!)

Way to go, Russ Coleman, Art Gottschalk, Richard Avant, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Bob Toone, Mike Stroman, Melinda Clark, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Alison Kennamer, Ann Bixby, Hal Gosnell, John Montana, Clarke Anderson, Nancy Bailey, Martha Proctor Gano, JC Kneale, Steve Lukingbeal, Paul Reese, Jim Woodward, Sandy Benak, Sallie Schwall, Dan Hyde, Dennis Carnes, Ty Buthod, Jim Woodruff, Bob Reinhold, David Ownby, Roger Parthsarathy, George Wagner, Betty Bixby, James Walker, Joe Graves, Bill Allison, Kirwin Drouet, Nancy Burch, Steve Gilliland, Ben Mayberry, Chris Kohnhorst, Martha Hoffman, Mike Ross, Mike Rogers, Guy Rollins and Ted Richard!

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Trivia Question:
Who earned a degree in dentistry from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery but became better known as a gambler and gunfighter?  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
Four-year Owl women’s tennis letterwinner Elle Lewis Anderson ’01 (1997-98-99-2000) presently serves on the Rice Board of Trustees.  On October 1, she will be inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame.  Read more.  (Thanks, Joe Graves!) 

Way to go, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Bob Toone, Peter Fasullo, Scott Wise, Sallie Schwall, Jim Woodruff, Art Gottschalk, Bob Reinhold, James Walker, Paul Reese, Melinda Clark, Gene Walker, Ann Bixby, Mike Ross, Richard Avant, Betty Bixby, Joe Graves, Clarke Anderson and Ted Richard!

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