5 interesting facts

by **FriscoChuck** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:30 pm

My 8th grade daughter has a school assignment where she needs to present 5 interesting facts about SMU. Her TCU friend is already done. I am hoping with some pony fans collaboration that we can provide her some bullets. Please let me know your facts. Thanks

by **mrydel** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:36 pm

First black scholarship athlete in the SWC.

by **FriscoChuck** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 5:52 pm

Thanks. With a little research I am getting some interesting ones, most of them I know though.

Alum Bill Faggerbakke is the voice of Patrick Star on SongeBob Square Pants.

List of alums include Kourtney Kardashian, Jack Ingram, Kathy Bates, Eddie Coker, etc

Doak Walker award for best collegiate running back named for SMU alum

by **95mustang** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:01 am

Don't forget Aaron Spelling as a famous alum.

SMU's first football teams names were unofficially known as the "Parsons"

Did the student who wrote about TCU actually get 5? :wink:

by **smupony94** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:17 am

Can't forget Lauren Graham

by **FriscoChuck** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:29 am

Friend that did TCU? I am sure she got 5 facts but I can't imagine that they are interesting.

by **d_pony** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:14 am

here are 4 additional interesting facts:
1.the LED was invented by a SMU ALUM (Gary Pittman) -
2. the SMU geology department has a RED PHONE to the department of defense - all seismic disturbances are monitored by SMU to determine if they underground nuclear explosions -
3. the pom pon squads were first started at SMU ("Herky" Herkimer) -
4. Notre Dame's first football home game in their present day stadium was against SMU -

by **Dutch** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:48 am

FriscoChuck wrote:My 8th grade daughter has a school assignment where she needs to present 5 interesting facts about SMU. Her TCU friend is already done. I am hoping with some pony fans collaboration that we can provide her some bullets. Please let me know your facts. Thanks

an 8th grade girl would find it interesting that a Kardashian (courtney) went to SMU.

even more interesting is that a buddy of my younger brother puked on her in the back seat of a car in taco bell drive through after a Beta party

by **NickSMU17** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:57 am

Founder of Tom's shoes....

by **mrydel** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:24 pm

I puked in an ashtray in the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel. A lady probably in her 70's leaned over to my date and gave her some breath spray for me to use later. AHHHHH the good old days. But I guess this would not be a top thing.

by **Junior** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:27 pm

Dutch wrote:
FriscoChuck wrote:My 8th grade daughter has a school assignment where she needs to present 5 interesting facts about SMU. Her TCU friend is already done. I am hoping with some pony fans collaboration that we can provide her some bullets. Please let me know your facts. Thanks

an 8th grade girl would find it interesting that a Kardashian (courtney) went to SMU.

even more interesting is that a buddy of my younger brother puked on her in the back seat of a car in taco bell drive through after a Beta party

One of my friends who was a Beta told me about that a few years ago. Guess it really is true.

by **smustatesmen** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:35 pm

Dr. Christine loock, M.D.
* SMU '76 Summa Cum Laude
* First female at SMU, in the Southwest Conference, In the United States to earn a varsity letter on a men's swimming team.
* Top ten finish In SWC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships '74-'76 in either one or three meter diving.
*First woman in the U.S. to earn a post graduate athletic scholarship to Harvard Medical School.
*Harvard Medical School Grad. '81.
*Qualified U.S. Olympic Diving Team '80. Due to Jimmy Carter U.S. boycotts Olympics.

by **ClassOf81** » Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:24 pm

FriscoChuck wrote:Thanks. With a little research I am getting some interesting ones, most of them I know though.

Alum Bill Faggerbakke is the voice of Patrick Star on SongeBob Square Pants.

List of alums include Kourtney Kardashian, Jack Ingram, Kathy Bates, Eddie Coker, etc

Doak Walker award for best collegiate running back named for SMU alum

I'm embarrassed to admit I looked it up, but it appears KK went to SMU for 2 years before transferring to Arizona, where she graduated.

by **alaska pony** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:08 am

No interesting facts list would be complete without Tim "eater x" Janus, 3rd ranked competitive eater in the world and world record holder in canoli and cupcake eating. Tim was a President's scholar and member of the class of 99.

by **dickey1331** » Sun Sep 18, 2011 6:26 am

alaska pony wrote:No interesting facts list would be complete without Tim "eater x" Janus, 3rd ranked competitive eater in the world and world record holder in canoli and cupcake eating. Tim was a President's scholar and member of the class of 99.

Ha. Another SMU fan in Alaska.