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Showing posts with label Rice U. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rice U. Show all posts
Saturday, October 15, 2016

More People of Old Sugar Land

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Thank you, Kristin Lytle, for posting this photo on Facebook and alerting me that today is Frankie McFadden's 86th birthday.  Cong...
Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Notable Persons in Texas History

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The Fort Bend County Historical Commission received an inquiry from Humanities Texas recently, so I reviewed their Web site.  I had neve...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Photos of Rice Institute (University) in 1931 & 1950

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I saw the following aerial photos on Melissa Kean's blog about the history of Rice University .  (Melissa is Rice's resident his...
Saturday, September 27, 2014

Rice whips Santa Clara 27 - 7 in New Rice Stadium on Sept 30, 1950

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Nearly 64 years ago to the day Rice University (then Institute) played its first game in Rice Stadium.  The Owls defeated Santa Clara 27...
Saturday, November 16, 2013

A&M Beats Rice 13-6 in 1963 Game, But Fight To A Draw At Half-Time

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As I went through the Dallas Morning News archive recently, I ran across the attached file.   I attended this game and remember it well....
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Thursday, December 6, 2012

Rice Beats Baylor 20-0 To Claim The '57 SWC Crown

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I've posted a few items in the past about Rice's 1957 SWC Championship football team.  My football coach at Dulles High School, ...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Old Rice Stadium

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For many years Rice Institute football (along with the Houston Buffs) was the big sports entertainment in Houston.  Many Sugar Land foot...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Rice Football, 1957

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Some of you know that Bobby Williams (Missouri City High School '53) played on Rice University's last Cotton Bowl team.  Alas,...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Muddy Roads Before 1927 When Two Lanes of Hwy-90A Were Paved

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I saw a picture recently of a Model T bogged in mud on Houston's South Main St. in 1915, somewhere near what was then called Rice In...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Rice vs A&M, November 15, 1958

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One last A&M/football item. It's a short clip of the 1958 Rice - A&M game I found in our family's home movies. I remember ...