Trivia Answer:
Jim McConaughey, the father of Academy Award winning UT alum Matthew McConaughey, played football for UH.  This week, the Owls will play the Cougars in soccer on Thursday and the Longhorns in men’s tennis on Friday  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go,  Mike Ross, Ted Richard, Richard Avant, Bev Schorre, Russell Henderson, Clarke Anderson, John Montana, James Walker, Bill Allison, Art Gottschalk, Scott Wise, Martha Proctor Gano, Bob Toone, Steve Lukingbeal, Paul Reese, Jimmy Disch, Walt Greenberg, Peter Fasullo, Ann Bixby, Steve Brown, Ty Buthod, Sallie Schwall, Chris Kohnhorst, Ben Mayberry,  Betty Bixby, Kevin Ancell, Bob Reinhold, Vicki Bretthauer, Rick Sheridan, Mike Rogers, Bryant Wilkinson, Melinda Clark and Joe Graves!

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Trivia Question:
Name the Academy Award winning University of Texas alum whose father played football for the University of Houston.  Email your answer here.

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Former Fondren librarian Vivian Ayers Allen is the mother of Emmy Award winner Debbie Allen and Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad.  Read more.  (Thanks, Nancy Burch, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Clarke Anderson, Bev Schorre, Martha Proctor Gano, Art Gottschalk, Ann Bixby, Paul Reese, Kevin Ancell, Nancy Burch, Betty Bixby, Barney McCoy, Bryant Wilkinson, Sallie Schwall, Rick Sheridan, Ted Richard, Mike Ross, Bob Reinhold, Melinda Clark, Richard Avant, James Walker and Joe Graves!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Trivia Question:
Name the former Fondren librarian with two daughters, one an Emmy Award winner and the other a Tony Award winner.  Email your answer here

Trivia Answer:
Former Houston Astros manager Cecil Cooper attended Prairie View A&M.  Today, Rice baseball hosts Prairie View A&M at Reckling Park

Way to go, Ted Richard, Richard Avant, Bob Toone, Jimmy Disch, Bryant Wilkinson, Bev Schorre, Clarke Anderson, Ann Bixby, Art Gottschalk, John Montana, Martha Proctor Gano, Peter Fasullo, Scott Hochberg, Scott Wise, Sallie Schwall, Paul Reese, Kirwin Drouet, Paul Dishman, Kevin Ancell, Chris Kohnhorst, George Wagner, Ty Buthod, James Walker, Betty Bixby, Steve Brown, Rick Sheridan, Russell Henderson, Bob Reinhold, Ben Mayberry, Greg Williams, Joe Graves, Don Schaezler, Richard Zansitis, Melinda Clark and Mike Ross!

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Trivia Question:
Name the former Houston Astros manager who attended Prairie View A&M.  Email your answer here.

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Both Steve Allen and Linda Ronstadt attended Arizona State and became a Grammy and Emmy Award winner.  On Sunday, the Owls women’s tennis team hosts the Sun Devils at the George R Brown Tennis Center. (Thanks, Joe Graves!)

Way to go, Kevin Ancell, Bev Schorre, Ted Richard, Richard Avant, Bob Toone, Ann Bixby, Clarke Anderson, Martha Proctor Gano, John Montana, Sallie Schwall, Art Gottschalk, Paul Reese, Jim Woodruff, Steve Brown, Bob Reinhold, Kirwin Drouet, Chris Kohnhorst, Bryant Wilkinson, Betty Bixby, James Walker, Guy Rollins, Joe Graves, Mike Ross, Melinda Clark, Dan Hyde and Mike Rogers!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Trivia Question:
Who attended Arizona State and became a Grammy and Emmy Award winner?  Email your answer here.

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

Earlier this month, Bella Killgore became the first Rice goalkeeper in school soccer history to score in a game.  Read more.  (Thanks, Joe Graves!)

Way to go, Ann Bixby, Ted Richard, Russell Henderson, Mary Jane Killebrew, Jimmy Disch, Bob Toone, Richard Avant, Clarke Anderson, Bev Schorre, Sallie Schwall, Walt Greenberg, Martha Proctor Gano, John Montana, Paul Reese, Betty Bixby, Bob Reinhold, George Wagner, Greg Williams, Joe Graves, Peter Fasullo, Bryant Wilkinson, Mike Rogers, Melinda Clark and James Walker!

Next trivia question tomorrow!

Guest Trivia Question:
Name the first Rice goalkeeper in school soccer history to score in a game.  Email your answer here.

Trivia Answer:
On February 15, 1955, Joe Durrenberger ‘56 became the first and only Rice Owl in school history with a 30/30 basketball game, recording 32 points and a record 30 (out of 66) rebounds in a 80-68 win over Baylor.  Click here for a game recap from the February 18, 1955 Thresher, page 6 (unfortunately, Joe’s last name was misspelled.)  In 1994, he was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame.  (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Bev Schorre, Ann Bixby, John Montana, Joe Graves, Matt Moake, Paul Reese, Tommy Reckling (partial credit for “Joe”), Sallie Schwall, Betty Bixby, Kirwin Drouet, Gene Walker, Greg Williams, George Wagner, Richard Avant, Dan Hyde, Melinda Clark, Patti and Jim Fox, Mike Rogers, Bryant Wilkinson, Mike Ross, Kevin Ancell and Ted Richard!

Nex trivia question next Tuesday!
 

Trivia Question:
Sixty-six years ago this week, a Rice Owl became the first and only basketball player in school history with a 30/30 game, recording 32 points and a record 30 rebounds in a 80-68 win over Baylor.  Name the player.  Email your answer here.