Howdy howdy,
My name is Harrison Allen, I'm the great grandson of R. H. "Chicken" Harrison, Jr.
I created an account because I want to clarify some things that the poorly written ESPN article left out or made vague.
My great grandfather was the first person to ever graduate from Texas A&M's vet school. He turned around and went to medical school a few years later so he was also an MD.
As a player he bet everyone on the team $1, including coaches, that he could drop-kick a 45 yard field goal on a wet and muddy field. When he made it
everyone turned around and ran off the field, they never paid him.
In 1917 he and his buddies stole the Rice Goat (Rice's mascot at the time) as a prank.
Also, he volunteered to be the team doctor and refused payment. When Coach Bear Bryant came to Texas A&M he found
out that Dr. Harrison was not being paid and forced him to accept a
paycheck even though my great grandfather protested.
Dr. Richard Henry (Chicken) Harrison, Jr was the quintessential Aggie. He
loved Texas A&M, Aggie football, and gave back to the university
that had given him so much.
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed his story.
Harrison J. Allen, Jr. '11
P.S. I am a 5th generation Aggie. Dr. R. H. Harrison, Chicken's father, was class of 1891.
Thanks and Gig Em