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Kerrville Boys Earn Football Letters At Rice InstituteHOUSTON, Dec. 15—(spl)— The members of the 1951 Rice Institute football squad were honored guests at the annual banquet for the grid team given by the “R” Association here Wednesday night.Head coach and athletic director Jess Neely announced that 29 men will receive varsity letters for their participation in the season recently concluded in which the Owls, picked to finish last, tied for third in the Southwest Conference and had a sea-sop mark of five victories and five lossesSenior end Bill Howton was named the winner of the coveted George Martin award, a beautiful scroll, which annually goes to the player voted b his teammates as the most valuable player on the squad. This was the second time that Howton received the Martin award, the first Rice player ever to be a repeater for that honor. Howton, who was named to several All-America teams and was a unanimous All-Southwest Conference selection, also was presented a trophy by Clark Nealon, sports editor of the Houston Post, for his selection as the most valuable lineman in the conference as voted by a panel of sportswriters.Principal speaker for the dinner was Dr. William V. Houston, president of The Rice Institute. Paul Smith, president, and Fred Stancliff, secretary, were in charge of arrangements for the annual banquet given by the “R” Association, whose members are ex-lettermen in varsity sports at Rice. Paul Hochuli of the Houston Press, a former Owl halfback in the twenties, was master of ceremonies.The team’s retiring tri-captains —tackle Glenn Walls, halfback Billy Burkhalter, and Howton— were presented. The 1952 Rice captains will not be elected until next spring.Of the 29 varsity lettermen for ’51 named at the banquet, eight have completed their eligibility. They are ends Howton, Sonny
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Kerrville Daily Times
Kerrville, Texas, US
Sun, Dec 16, 1951
Page 8
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