James Street (American football)

James Street
No. 16
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born(1948-08-02)August 2, 1948
Longview, Texas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 2013(2013-09-30) (aged 65)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolLongview (Longview, Texas)
CollegeTexas Longhorns (1967–1969)
Awards and highlights
  • 1969 Cotton Bowl Outstanding Offensive Player
  • 1969 Texas Longhorns Football MVP
  • First-team All-SWC (1969)
  • Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame (1999)
  • Texas Sports Hall of Fame (2000)
  • National champion (1969)
  • 2x Southwest Conference champion (1968–1969)
  • Longest pass and longest touchdown pass by Texas Longhorn in a bowl game (79 yards)
  • Highest Texas Longhorn winning percentage, career (20-0)
  • Most yards per attempt in a Cotton Bowl (15.4)
  • Most yards on touchdown passes in a Cotton Bowl (157)
Other information

Baseball career
Pitcher
NCAA University Division debut
1968, for the Texas Longhorns
Last appearance
1970, for the Texas Longhorns
Career highlights and awards
  • 3x All-Southwest Conference (1968–1970)
  • 2x 2nd-team All-American (1968–1969)
  • Longhorn Baseball Hall of Honor (1982)
  • 3x Southwest Conference champion (1968–1970)

James Lowell Street (August 2, 1948 – September 30, 2013) was a two-sport star athlete at the University of Texas. As quarterback, he led the team to the 1969 National Championship in football and posted a perfect 20-0 record, the most wins without a loss in Longhorns history. As a pitcher he was a two time All-American who threw the only perfect game in University of Texas history.