The Bob Quin Award is given to Rice University's most outstanding all-around senior male athlete. It is given in memory of Bob Quin, a well-respected Rice student-athlete who passed away during an Atlantic crossing in 1930. Each year, the award recognizes who most exemplifies distinction in sportsmanship, leadership, service to the university, scholarship and athletics.

Robert Pilcher Quin, a vibrant and charismatic athlete and scholar visited us briefly and touched many people in his short life.His excellence in the classroom, on the playing field and in the hearts of his friends, prompted them to memorialize him because of his unique quality of life and of giving. Each year since his death at age 19, a sophomore athlete at Rice, the Bob Quin award is given to the outstanding male athlete at Rice, considering all aspects of his abilities, character and accomplishments.

The award, in the form of a gold medal, represents the most prestigious honor which can be conferred on a male athlete at Rice, and has been given each year, without interruption, since 1931, to the senior male athlete who most exemplifies the distinction in sportsmanship, leadership, service to the University, scholarship and athletics, which earned Bob Quin a similar award at Episcopal High School in Virginia.

Bob Quin's 14 friends who initiated the award were W.W. Murphy, Jr., John C. Ridley, Reuben R. Albaugh, Philip Renn, Gordon B. Nicholson, Lindsey Short, H.W. Cortes, Thomas D. McGown, Malcolm Cummings, Herbert W. Varner, Spencer Scott, F.W. Kohlhausen, Sidney S. Bailey and Thomas W. Ford. They specified that the award winner is to be selected by a five member committee, and it is currently made up of the President of the University, the Provost, Chair of the Rice University Athletic Committee, Student Association President, and the representative of the College Presidents.

Even though only a freshman, Bob Quin was the center of focus for his friends and fellow students. His leadership qualities and high moral and ethical standards, placed him at the fore of any group with which he might associate. His kindness and generosity radiated from him as surely as his steadfastness of loyalty to his friends and family. An athlete, scholar and leader all of his life, his untimely death left those who knew him focused on honoring his accomplishments and his legacy of forthrightness and his commitment to excellence in all that he did.

Bob Quin Award Recipients

1931 E.J.(Dick) Jamerson, football
1932 Reuben Albaugh, golf
1933 Gordon Nicholson, football
1934 Fred Alter, tennis
1935 Harry Fouke, football
1936 Harry Witt, football & basketball
1937 Howard Nicholls, football
1938 James Nance, football
1939 Douglas Sullivan, football
1940 Frank Guernsey, tennis
1941 Dick Morris, tennis
1942 Chester Palmer, basketball
1943 Bob Tresch, football
1944 Clarence R.Darling,Jr., basketball
1945 William "Bill" Henry, basketball
1946 John R.Donaldson, track & field
1947 Vince Buckley, football
1948 Don Anderson, football
1949 Augie Erfurth, track & field
1950 J.A.(Froggie) Williams, football
1951 Charles L.Tighe, basketball
1952 Billy Burkhalter, football
1953 Dickie Bob Haddox, football
1954 Dick Chapman, football
1955 Kenny A.Paul, football
1956 John A. Zimmerman, tennis
1957 Clayton D. Williams, tennis
1958 Matt D.Gorges, football
1959 Raymond Chilton, football
1960 Charles O.Pollard,Jr., football
1961 Boyd King, football

1962 Robert Johnston, football
1963 Fred Hansen, track & field
1964 John Sylvester, football
1965 Walter McReynolds, football
1966 George Stroup, track & field
1967 Chuck Latourette, football
1968 Jay Collins, football
1969 Leland Winston, football & track & field
1970 Dick Fuqua, baseball
1971 Burke Grandjean, track & field
1972 Stahle Vincent, football
1973 John Allen, swimming
1974 Ken Stadel, track & field
1975 Danny Carroll, basketball
1976 Jeff Wells, track & field
1977 Mark Bockeloh, football
1978 Chris Mullen, tennis
1979 Elbert Darden, basketball
1980 Mike Novelli, track & field
1981 Lamont Jefferson, football
1982 Bobby Tudor, basketball
1983 David Edwards, baseball
1984 Danny Blonien, golf
1985 William Moore, track & field
1986 Michael Lee, football
1987 Danny Burgess, football
1988 Jon Christian, golf
1989 John Graf, swimming
1990 Raoul Karp, track & field
1991 John "Jay" Thompson, track & field
1992 George Alexander, track & field

1993 Shuta Ishibe, track & field
1994 Todd Schoettelkotte, basketball
1995 Adam Peakes, basketball
1996 Jay Lamy, football
1997 Larry Thompson, football
1998 Adam Reiser, track & field
1999 Thomas N. Benford, football
2000 Juddson "Judd" Smith, football
2001 Mike Wilks, basketball
2002 Tom Ring, track & field
2003 Brandon Green, football
2003 Omar-Seli Mance, basketball
2004 Richard and William Barker, tennis
2005 Raymorris Barnes, football
2006 John Syptak, football
2007 Luke Stadel, track & field
2008 Cole St. Clair, baseball
2009 David Berken, football
2010 Jason Colwick, track & field
2011 Philip Adam, track & field
2012 Travis Bradshaw, football
2013 Gabe Cuadra, track & field
2014 Andrew Murphy, baseball
2015 Gabe Baker, football
2016 Evan Karakolis, track & field
2017 Darik Dillard, football
2018 Scott Filip, track & field
2019 Charlie Card-Childers, track & field
2020 Adolfo Carvalho, track & field
2021 Hociel Landa, track & field
2022 Elijah Garcia, football
2023 Ikenna Enechukwu, football

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