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Rice Athletics Mourns the Passing of Fred Cloud
6/1/2023 2:42:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
HOUSTON – The Rice University family mourns the passing of Fred Cloud ('68), an Owl track and field great. He was 77 years old.
Cloud was a two-time All-American after finishing second in the mile relay (with Dale Bernauer, Conley Brown and Mike Casey) and third in the 440-yard relay (with Doug Belzun, Dale Bernauer and Conley Brown) at the 1967 NCAA Championships. He was also part of the team that finished seventh in the mile relay at the 1968 NCAA Championships.
Cloud's accomplishments on the track were also seen in the Rice record book as he was part of the 440-yard relay team the set the school record in 1966 with a time of 40.40s. He was also part of three different mile relay teams that set the school record with the last being the 1968 team that tied the Rice school record with a time of 3:05.7, which currently sits tenth all-time today.
His accomplishments for Rice also included the conference championship mile relay title in 1966 with Jim Ellington, John Moss and Robert Thompson. He was also part of the Southwest Conference championship team in 1967. Cloud was a three-time letterwinner from 1966-68.
To honor his wishes, there will not be service.
Cloud was a two-time All-American after finishing second in the mile relay (with Dale Bernauer, Conley Brown and Mike Casey) and third in the 440-yard relay (with Doug Belzun, Dale Bernauer and Conley Brown) at the 1967 NCAA Championships. He was also part of the team that finished seventh in the mile relay at the 1968 NCAA Championships.
Cloud's accomplishments on the track were also seen in the Rice record book as he was part of the 440-yard relay team the set the school record in 1966 with a time of 40.40s. He was also part of three different mile relay teams that set the school record with the last being the 1968 team that tied the Rice school record with a time of 3:05.7, which currently sits tenth all-time today.
His accomplishments for Rice also included the conference championship mile relay title in 1966 with Jim Ellington, John Moss and Robert Thompson. He was also part of the Southwest Conference championship team in 1967. Cloud was a three-time letterwinner from 1966-68.
To honor his wishes, there will not be service.
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