(03-17-2020 05:29 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(03-17-2020 02:31 PM)ruowls Wrote:  

(03-15-2020 07:18 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  2. Being arrested in Lubbock ('84) after some douche bag Rice kicker won Rice's first SWC game in 3 years on a time running out field goal. I think the bourbon helped (aided, in great part, by my sedate personality.)

Just a few more comments....
Rice beat TCU at home the weak before to snap a 25 game SWC losing streak. The TT win in Lubbock was the first SWC road win for Rice since 1981.
That was one of my favorite moments as well. I also got to see Bill Doran (2nd baseman for the Astros who flew on the plane to Lubbock with the team) tell the kicker that he would kick a 57 yard FG to win the game....on the Thursday flight to Lubbock. I also had the best seat in the stadium to watch the flight of the FG and was the first to know it would be good. I also got to see Doran standing under the goalposts for the kick and then go over and get the ball from a hesitant ball boy. I then got to see Doran hand the ball to Hambone back in the locker room and say, "57 yarder baby! I told you so." That made the moment even more surreal.

Cool story! Thanks for sharing.

What was Doran’s connection to Rice football? He’s from the midwest and went to school in OH. Did he just adopt the Owls or was there another connection? Loved watching him play as an Astro.

Well....
The receiver coach was from Cincinnati and his brother was in the same HS class in Cincinnati with Doran. They knew each other growing up in Cincinnati.
Another funny story was when I was at the football offices one day and Doran showed up. He and the receiver coach were going to lunch. Doran asked if I wanted to go and I said sure. The receiver coach started freaking out because if Doran bought my lunch that would be an NCAA violation. I told him I had money in my wallet to buy my own lunch and would do so. He still was nervous that someone might recognize Doran. I told him people might recognize Doran but do you really think people will recognize me let alone mistake me for a college football player. I got to go to lunch with them.