Rice has a lot of really old-time athletes who are all long gone and mostly forgotten. King Hill was an incredible athlete in his time - he was the #1 pick in the 1958 NFL Draft and had a long career in football, both on the field and off the field. He also was an accomplished golfer. Some people might still remember his name.

The one no one knows anymore is Fred Wolcott, who was a track and field star way back in the late 1930's/early 1940's. He was a world record holder in the hurdles and a probable multi-gold medal winner had the 1940 Olympics not been cancelled because of World War II.

Both of them might also be in discussion among our top-ever athletes, in addition to the folks others have mentioned (although my top 3 if we're talking recent professional athletes would be Lance Berkman, Ricky Pierce and Tommy Kramer).