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Texas A&M Trivia: 25 People you didn’t know were Aggies

By Mary Catherine McCord

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Country music singer and songwriter Lyle Lovett answers questions during a student music program in the State Dining Room of the White House November 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. Part of a program called 'The History of Country Music: From Barn Dances to Pop Charts,' Lovett and fellow musicians Kris Kristofferson and Darius Rucker answered questions and performed music for about 120 students from Anacostia and Woodrow Wilson high schools and Newport Middle School. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: Country music singer and songwriter Lyle Lovett answers questions during a student music program in the State Dining Room of the White House November 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. Part of a program called 'The History of Country Music: From Barn Dances to Pop Charts,' Lovett and fellow musicians Kris Kristofferson and Darius Rucker answered questions and performed music for about 120 students from Anacostia and Woodrow Wilson high schools and Newport Middle School. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) /
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4. Chuck Knoblauch, Major League Baseball player

Knoblauch attended Texas A&M from 1986-1989 where he was a member of the baseball team. He played second base for the Aggies and was on the 1989 team that won a school-record 58 games.

Knoblauch spent 12 seasons in the major leagues between three teams: the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals. During his time in the MLB, Knoblauch made four All-Star teams and won both a Golden Glove and a Silver Slugger award.

Fun fact: the television show Psych did an episode based off of him – “Shawn Gets the Yips” is based on Knoblauch’s unexplainable inability to throw the ball accurately to first base after having played so well for so long. Shawn has the same problem during the Santa Barbara Police Department’s softball game.