Nolan Ryan States Mint produced a $1 commemorative coin honoring Olympic baseball depicting a pitcher in a USA Baseball uniform, but in a pose nearly identical to Ryan's photo on his 1991 Fleer baseball card. The numismatic community subsequently referred to the coin as the "Nolan Ryan dollar." In 1995 the Texas State Legislature declared State Highway 288, which passes near Alvin, as the Nolan Ryan Expressway. The Alvin Independent School District opened Nolan Ryan Junior High School, located at 11500 Shadow Creek Parkway (FM 2234) in Pearland, Texas, just a few hundred yards away from the Nolan Ryan Expressway. Ryan married
David Nolan (swimmer) records, 7 state high school records, and was a high school All American. Nolan swam for and graduated from Stanford University. He completed a degree in biomechanical engineering and a minor in computer science. In 2015 he set the American Record in the 200y IM, swimming 1:40.07. The swim was one hundredth of a second faster than the previous record set by Ryan Lochte. He ended his college swimming career with 3 team records, 9 conference titles and 17 All-American honors. In 2014-15 his training focused on speed, whereas during the two years prior were almost pure aerobic training. In