Arts & Entertainment
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What MUS football player played quarterback at Millsaps before going to Hollywood and starring in the Movie "Xanadu" with Olivia Newton John and the cult classic "The Warriors"?
Michael Beck Taylor ’67 -
Who was the first MUS Artist-in-Residence, in 2011?
David Lynch -
Who was the lead singer in the recurring chapel act Harry Chest and the Pukka Beads in 1979-80? Bonus: Who were the Beads?
Scott Stevens; Chip Broadfoot, Hopie Brooks, Bryan Jones, and Jeff Tooms, all Class of 1980 -
Who was the lead singer in the Talent Show-winning act Ty Cobb and the Tarantulas in 1979?
Chip Crawford ’80
Hijinks
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In what year were Bob’s Big Boy mascots found throughout campus as part of a senior prank?
1984 -
What is the term for taking a backpack, removing the books, turning the backpack inside out, returning the books to the inside-out bag, and zipping it up?
To nugget -
What was the name of the Red Rover-style game that was played in the Upper School halls at 1:05 p.m. on various days in the ’70s?
Roller Hall
Students
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Which student launched the MUS Drum Corps?
Ahmed Latif ’15 with help from Clay Smythe ’85 -
Which two students led the effort to codify the Community Creed?
Ben Adams ’01 and Harrison Ford ’01 -
Who was the first African American Student Council President?
Brandon Arrindell ’04
Careers
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What alumnus served as associate attorney general of the United States during the George W. Bush administration, from 2003-06, and deputy attorney general from 2005-06; then was appointed United States Ambassador to Australia from 2006-09?
Robert Davis McCallum, Jr. ’63 -
What Marine flew President George H.W. Bush's helicopter?
Jud Whitlock ’70 -
Which alumnus published eight books about his travels and was lost at sea in 1939 attempting to sail a Chinese junk from Hong Kong to San Francisco?
Richard Halliburton 1915
Faculty
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How did Col. Lynn describe every speaker’s remarks at Friday chapels?
“Interesting and informative” -
What administrator played Minor League Baseball before coming to 6191 Park Avenue?
D. Eugene Thorn, headmaster from 1978-92, among other roles -
What was Col. Lynn’s wife’s name?
Halcyon -
What was Mike Deaderick’s favorite football team?
Arkansas -
What was the occasion for Ellis Haguewood’s annual tongue-in-cheek speeches?
School Day Picture Day -
Which language teacher would occasionally say, “In a sea of ineptitude, you are a Gibraltar of disaster,” to an unprepared student who gave a very wrong answer to a question?
David Morelock -
Which teacher kicks the desk when he’s covering something that will be on the test?
Coach Elliott Dent -
Which teacher makes you highlight your answers on math tests?
Coach Joe Tyler -
Who gave an ACT prep test on analogies every week that began “One of these words is not like the other ones, one of these words just doesn’t belong?”
Norman Thompson -
Who occupied the first “Chair of Economics” at MUS? Hint: It’s not Orlando McKay.
Skip Daniel – It was a commode that students “awarded” him. -
Who wrote The Owl English Handbook?
Jim Russell and Terry Shelton
Sports
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Fill in the blank of the cheer “Meat! Potatoes! Cornbread and _____!”
Brussels sprouts -
What is MUS’s longest-standing track and field record and who holds it?
Steve Keltner ’65, long jump – 26 feet, 6.5 inches -
What two MUS alumni won Memphis Golden Glove Boxing Championships?
Weber Laughlin ’69 in 1969 and Paul Tudor Jones ’72 in 1971 -
What was the point differential when MUS beat Christian Brothers in the 2005 State Championship?
4 points -
Which MUS alumnus played football for Paul Bear Bryant and got his picture on the cover of "Sports Illustrated" after the 1979 Sugar Bowl victory?
Bruce Bolton ’75 -
Which MUS teams won the school’s first and second city championships?
The 1957 and 1958 tennis teams -
Which Owl athlete reached his lifetime best score at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships to become the American decathlon champion?
Harrison Williams ’14 -
Who created the first Buzzard image and its replacement now hanging in Ross Lynn Arena?
David Morris ’70 -
Who was the first MUS football player to get his picture in "Sports Illustrated"?
Tommy Keesee ’59, Washington & Lee fullback during the team’s undefeated season
Misc.
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