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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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2. Tetsuo Okamoto, Brazil’s first Olympic medalist

Tetsuo Okamoto is a name most likely only known by Brazilians or those who love Olympic history. Okamoto was the first athlete from Brazil to win a medal in the Olympics, winning the Bronze in the 1500 meter freestyle in the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics. His bronze medal swim of 18:51.3 stood as the fastest in South America for ten years.

Before becoming an Olympic champion, Okamoto was a Pan-American champion, a four-time Southwest Conference champion (twice in the 400 free and twice in the 1500 free), and four-time All-American at Texas A&M.

He won the 440 freestyle at the Southwest Conference Championships in 1956, and the 220, 440, and 1500 meter freestyles in 1957. Okamoto graduated from Texas A&M in 1959 with a degree in Business.