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12, 10, 34, 20, 60, 22

A look at Texas’ six retired football jersey

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Colt McCoy No. 12

Quarterback, 2006-09 Jersey retired: Oct. 30, 2010

McCoy is the winningest quarterback in NCAA history with a 45-8 record as a starter. Throughout his Longhorns career McCoy threw for 13,253 yards and 112 touchdowns and ran for 1,571 yards and 20 touchdowns. He owns every major passing record at Texas including most single season touchdowns (34 in 2008), most yards in a season (3,859 in 2008) and most career yards. He also has the highest pass efficiency rating at Texas in a single season (173.8 in 2008) and in a career (155).

In 2008 McCoy won the Archie Griffin Award and was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. He won the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien awards and came in third in Heisman voting in 2009. McCoy is a two-time first-team All-American and a two-time Walter Camp award winner. He was also named the 2009 Sporting News College Athlete of the Year and the 2009 AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the Year.

The Cleveland Browns picked McCoy in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft and he recently made his first start for the Browns. In two games -- a win at New Orleans and a loss at Pittsburgh -- he is 32-49 for 355 yards and one touchdown.

Vince Young No. 10

Quarterback, 2003-05 Jersey retired: Aug. 30, 2008

Young, the top dual-threat quarterback in school history, went 30-2 as a starter, passed for 6,040 yards and 44 touchdowns and added 3,127 rushing yards and 37 rushing touchdowns in his Texas career.

He won the 2005 Maxwell, Davey O’Brien and Manning awards and was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. He was a consensus first-team All-American and the Big 12 offensive player of the year.

He saved his best game for last -- passing for 267 yards and rushing for 200 to lead Texas past USC for a 41-38 win in the BCS national championship game. The last of his three rushing touchdowns that night came on a 4th-and-5 from the USC 9-yard line with 26 seconds left, giving Texas the win.

After Texas -- Young left after his junior year -- he was the third overall pick of the 2006 NFL draft, earning offensive rookie of the year honors with the Tennessee Titans. Now in his fifth pro season, Young has thrown for 7,588 yards and 39 touchdowns and has rushed for 1,343 yards and 12 scores.

Ricky Williams No. 34

Tailback, 1995-98 Jersey retired: Sept. 30, 2000

Of all the Texas jersey retirees, Williams still holds the most records -- 38 school marks and 15 NCAA records. He racked up 7,206 all-purpose yards in his four-year career, rushing for 6,279 yards and 72 touchdowns.

The 1998 Heisman winner, Williams also won the Maxwell Award and was the Walter Camp player of the year. He was a two-time first-team All-American, a two-time Big 12 offensive player of the year and was the first two-time Doak Walker Award winner.

He spent his first three NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints and now plays with the Miami Dolphins. He has rushed for 9,180 yards and 62 touchdowns in his pro career, and led the league in rushing in 2002.

Earl Campbell No. 20

Tailback, 1974-77 Jersey retired: Nov. 24, 1979

Campbell -- the first Longhorn to win a Heisman (1977) -- also was the first to have his jersey retired. He rushed for 4,443 yards and 40 touchdowns in his Longhorns career, earning All-Southwest Conference honors in 1974, 1975 and 1977 and All-American kudos in 1975 and 1977.

After leading the NCAA in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards his senior season, Campbell was the first overall pick of the NFL draft by the Houston Oilers. He was the NFL’s rookie of the year in 1978 and led the league in rushing four straight seasons, from 1978-81. He played in five Pro Bowls and finished his eight-year NFL career with 9,407 yards and 74 touchdowns.

He was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1988, the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1990 and the NFL Hall of Fame in 1991. He lives in Austin and remains active with the Texas athletic program.

Tommy Nobis No. 60

Linebacker/guard, 1963-65 Jersey retired: Sept. 13, 2008

The only defensive player to have his jersey retired, Nobis averaged nearly 20 tackles a game throughout his Longhorns career and was the team’s only sophomore on the 1963 national championship squad.

He was a three-time All-Southwest Conference player, a two-time All-American and was the 1965 winner of the Maxwell Award and Outland Trophy.

He’ll forever be remembered for his famous tackle of Joe Namath on a fourth-and-inches play at the goal line in Texas’ 21-17 win over Alabama in the 1964 Orange Bowl.

Drafted by both the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and the AFL’s Houston Oilers in 1966, Nobis earned rookie of the year honors with the Falcons and went on to five Pro Bowl appearances in his 11-year career. He was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 1960s and his 294-tackle season as a rookie remains a team record that still stands.

Nobis was elected to the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1976 and the college football hall of fame in 1981. His No. 60 jersey also was retired by the Falcons.

He has worked for the Falcons since his retirement as a player and serves as their vice president for corporate development.

Bobby Layne No. 22

Quarterback, 1944-47 Jersey retired: Sept. 13, 2008

Layne, the only Longhorn to have his jersey retired after his death, threw for 3,145 yards and 25 touchdowns in his Texas career, school records that stood for nearly 40 years. He went 28-6 as a starter, earning All-Southwest Conference honors four times.

In Texas’ 40-27 Cotton Bowl win over Missouri in 1946, Layne accounted for every Texas point, passing for two touchdowns, scoring four himself and kicking four extra points.

He also pitched for Texas’ baseball team, going 40-7 with 386 career strikeouts and a 28-0 mark in SWC play.

Layne led the Detroit Lions to three straight division titles, two league titles and twice was an all-league quarterback in his 15-year professional career. The six-time Pro Bowler finished his NFL career with 26,768 passing yards, 196 touchdowns, 2,451 rushing yards and another 25 rushing scores.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967. In 1986, he died of cancer. In 1995, Sports Illustrated named Layne the “Toughest Quarterback Who Ever Lived.”

 

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Man, this last decade made me realize how little I appreciated Colt. We have had so many entitled players this last decade.

I loved watching him play, don't get me wrong, but I don't feel like I appreciated just how rare it is to find a player who has the drive to work himself into a career in football.

 

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On 8/19/2022 at 8:20 AM, horn4life said:

Another fucking drunk in the urinal....

Speaking of drunk in the urinal, I have a funny story that pertains to that. My dad was at the 1991 Cotton Bowl aka snowmageddon(and forgettable loss to the Canes). Anyways, he went to the restroom sometime during the 3rd quarter. There was a drunk guy in there leaning over and peeing in the urinal trough when all of a sudden he lost his balance(feet slipped out from under him) and fell into the urinal.  Bad day for that guy. He was covered in piss asking everyone to help him. 

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2 hours ago, GhostofDanJones said:

Speaking of drunk in the urinal, I have a funny story that pertains to that. My dad was at the 1991 Cotton Bowl aka snowmageddon(and forgettable loss to the Canes). Anyways, he went to the restroom sometime during the 3rd quarter. There was a drunk guy in there leaning over and peeing in the urinal trough when all of a sudden he lost his balance(feet slipped out from under him) and fell into the urinal.  Bad day for that guy. He was covered in piss asking everyone to help him. 

I was there, in ‘91. It sucked. I didn’t fall into a urinal, but certainly felt like I, along with every other Longhorn fan  there, had been throughly drenched in piss. 
 

Did I mention how bad it sucked? 

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