sentences:  His father, Robert Rigney, was a dry goods merchant in Leonard, Texas, in 1910, and a real estate agent in 1920.Rigney attended Texas A&M University, playing at the shortstop position for the Texas A&M baseball team from 1915 to 1918.He attained the rank of colonel in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets and was also captain of the Ross Volunteers.