CJ and Rod blind rank six of the best Texas QB seasons ever

[Jeff Howe]

This video dropped on the YouTube channel and on our podcast platforms in the last couple of days.

Did CJ and Rod get it right?

 

 

[Jeff Howe]

I want to thank Rod for talking about Major Applewhite long enough for me to shoehorn in a Roger Roesler mention!

[GetHooked]

Yea.  I'm old.  James Street - 1969.  

[THookem]

There is only one Texas quarterback in the NFL HOF.   

[Thailand T Sip]

2 hours ago, GetHooked said:

Yea.  I'm old.  James Street - 1969.  

I agree.  Everyone thinks about the great running backs on the '68 & '69 teams.  However, the wishbone wasn't performing Bill Bradley.  Street comes in & the Horns don't lose again for any of his starts.   He was also a starting pitcher on the baseball.

Don't forget Bradley had a long NFL career as a safety.  He was one of our last 2 way players.

[MarkInAustin]

Bradley was an insanely good athlete.

And I used to leave work to watch both Street and Hooton pitch.  Hooton had an excellent Major League career.  Street, who was the ace, who threw 2 no hitters including a perfect game, never pitched again after he was injured in the CWS.  I think James Street was robbed of his career in baseball by that injury; perhaps his son's success was Karma.

[GetHooked]

7 hours ago, Thailand T Sip said:

I agree.  Everyone thinks about the great running backs on the '68 & '69 teams.  However, the wishbone wasn't performing Bill Bradley.  Street comes in & the Horns don't lose again for any of his starts.   He was also a starting pitcher on the baseball.

Don't forget Bradley had a long NFL career as a safety.  He was one of our last 2 way players.

Although Bradley was a terrific athlete, I remember reading that Royal said he was predetermining whether he would keep the ball or pitch it.  Street was reading what the defense was giving him. It made  the wishbone way more effective.

I also think Street to Peschel was as iconic at Vince running it in on 4th and 5 in the Rose Bowl.