Oh man Rest In Piece George Smoot. After he won the Nobel prize, he came out to the student section for a home game and the entire section loudly started chanting "Nobel Prize Nobel Prize!". I think it was Oregon? I was just a freshman and remembered being in awe, especially when some folks around us said they had him as a professor.
Please note that Cal Rugby's "losses" over the weekend were losses by the Cal #2 team. Cal entered two teams into the tournament and the Cal #1 team went undefeated and took the championship.
Oh man Rest In Piece George Smoot. After he won the Nobel prize, he came out to the student section for a home game and the entire section loudly started chanting "Nobel Prize Nobel Prize!". I think it was Oregon? I was just a freshman and remembered being in awe, especially when some folks around us said they had him as a professor.
I tried to find a source and I found it.... A post I made on Reddit in 2012: https://old.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/moh1b/til_that_george_smoot_nobel_prize_winning/c32mama/
Apparently George Smoot also won are you smarter than a fifth grader. RIP
Please note that Cal Rugby's "losses" over the weekend were losses by the Cal #2 team. Cal entered two teams into the tournament and the Cal #1 team went undefeated and took the championship.