Texas Tech University
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Texas Tech University is a public university located in Lubbock, Texas, U.S. It is the main school in the Texas Tech University System, which also includes the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Angelo State University.
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[edit] Campus
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The Masked Rider statue |
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Jerry S. Rawls statue at the Rawls College of Business |
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Will Rogers and Soapsuds statue |
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[edit] Lubbock Lake Landmark
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Lubbock Lake Landmark Visitor Center |
[edit] National Ranching Heritage Center
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Front sign at the National Ranching Heritage Center |
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[edit] Athletics and traditions
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Guns Up handsign |
Rendering of a Red Raiders baseball cap |
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Raider Red mascot |
Will Rogers and Soapsuds statue wrapped in red crepe paper for gameday |
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Fans doing the Guns Up hand sign |
[edit] Basketball
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Rendering of the w:Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball uniforms |
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[edit] Football
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Rendering of a Texas Tech Red Raiders football helmet (tinted visors are no longer used) |
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma A&M in 1936 |
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Texas Tech vs. Miami (Florida) in 1941 |
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A group from the 1943 Texas Tech team |
Texas Tech vs. Navy in the 2003 Houston Bowl |
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Texas Tech vs. Cal in the 2004 Holiday Bowl |
Texas Tech vs. Baylor in 2006 |
Students and fans rush the field after the unranked Red Raiders upset the #3 Oklahoma Sooners in 2007. |
Texas Tech vs. SMU in 2008 |
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Players and referee on sidelines at Texas Tech vs. Kansas in 2008 |
College GameDay on the Texas Tech campus prior to the November 1, 2008, game against the #1 Texas Longhorns |
[edit] Individual athletes and coaches
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Danny Amendola (center) |
Keyunta Dawson (center) |
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Bob Knight, former head coach of the basketball team, speaking with his son Pat Knight, current head coach of the team |
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Mike Leach, current head football coach |
Mike Leach presenting Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Mitchel Deshotel a team jersey and making him an honorary team captain for the 2004 Holiday Bowl |
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Ruffin McNeill, current football defensive coordinator |
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Mike Smith (right) |
[edit] Facilities
[edit] Texas Tech University System
[edit] Angelo State University
Angelo State University is located in San Angelo, Texas.
[edit] Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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University Medical Center, the teaching hospital of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock |
[edit] People
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Texas Tech graduate Danny Amendola, NFL player |
Former Texas Tech student G. W. Bailey, actor (M*A*S*H, The Closer) |
Texas Tech graduate Josh Bard, MLB player |
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Texas Tech graduate Charles Bassett, astronaut, died during a training flight |
Texas Tech graduation Tony Battie, NBA player |
Burwell B. Bell III (left), U.S. Army, former ROTC instructor at Texas Tech |
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Texas Tech graduate Dallas Braden, MLB player |
Former Texas Tech student Todd Brunson, professional poker player |
Texas Tech graduate John Carter, politician, U.S. Congressional Representative from Texas |
Texas Tech graduate Richard E. Cavazos, U.S. Army, Army's first Hispanic and Mexican American four-star general, two-time recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross |
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Texas Tech graduate Robert T. Clark, U.S. Army, Lieutenant General |
Texas Tech graduate Barry Corbin (right), actor (In the Valley of Elah, Lonesome Dove) |
Former Texas Tech student Michael Crabtree (left), NFL player |
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Texas Tech graduate Pat Green, musician |
Texas Tech graduate Johnny Hardwick, comedian, voice of Dale Gribble on King of the Hill |
Texas Tech graduate Bernard A. Harris, Jr., astronaut, the first African-American to perform a spacewalk |
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Texas Tech graduate Rick Husband, astronaut, the final commander of Space Shuttle Columbia, recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor |
Texas Tech graduate Emily Jones, anchor and reporter for FSN |
Texas Tech graduate Stephen Graham Jones, author, former associate professor at Texas Tech |
Former Texas Tech student Natalie Maines, musician (lead singer for The Dixie Chicks) |
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Texas Tech graduate Darcel McBath, NFL player |
Texas Tech graduate Sammy Morris, NFL player |
Texas Tech graduate Randy Neugebauer, politician, U.S. Congressional Representative from Texas |
Texas Tech graduate Dave Parks, first overall selection in the 1964 NFL Draft, selected for three Pro Bowls, former player for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, and Houston Oilers |
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Texas Tech graduate Scott Pelley, journalist (60 Minutes), Texas Tech College of Mass Communications board member |
Pelley (right) with President George W. Bush |
Pelley (left) with former President Bill Clinton |
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Susan Polgar, head of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) at Texas Tech |
Former Texas Tech president David J. Schmidly, current president of the University of New Mexico |
Texas Tech graduate Sheryl Swoopes, former WNBA player and Olympic Gold Medalist |
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Texas Tech graduate Karen Tandy, first female to head the Drug Enforcement Administration |
Texas Tech graduate Mac Thornberry, politician, U.S. Congressional Representative from Texas |
Texas Tech graduate Wes Welker (right), NFL player |
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