b'Delta, at first eager for Farrah to join their house, had become bitter and resentful of her popularity with the young mengoing so far as to create nasty rumors that would sully her reputation. She quit the sorority after her sophomore year.The one lucky guy in college for Farrah was Greg Lott, a Longhorn football player who was a year older than her. They were the consum-mate university couple, and Lott became close to the Fawcett family, visiting them with Farrah in Corpus Christi. In his senior year, it all came crashing down for Lotthe suffered a career-ending injury and at the same time Farrah left for California to take her shot in show business. Lott devolved into a world of alcohol and drug use, and was arrested in New York for transporting marijuana in 1972, and again in 1982 for cocaine possession. After getting married and finding careers paths as a small business owner and as a certified addiction therapist, Lott settled into a quiet life in Austin.Farrah and Lee Majors were separated in 1979 and divorced in 1981. ThenalongcameRyanONeal,theOscar-nominatedLoveStory leading man who had become one of the most desired brands in Hol-lywood. Farrah and Ryan embarked upon the classic movie star love affair, appearing together on all the big talk shows to cross-promote their various new projects. On January 30, 1985, Farrah and Ryans son, Redmond, was born in Los Angelestabloid magazines and syndicated TV shows celebrated the new child of Hollywood royalty, and the picture was that of the perfect show-biz family.Farrah turned 50 on February 2, 1997, a year which proved trans- Above: Farrah speaking at a fundraiser for the Womens formative and transitional for her on all levels. She posed half-nudeShelter of the Corpus Christi Area in 1993. Right: Riding in a in Playboy magazine in one of the best-selling editions in its histo- backhoe with Corpus Christi Mayor Luther Jones in 1984. TheCoastalBend.com THE COASTAL BEND GUIDE77'