Donovan Forbes was a three-sport star athlete at Baytown Sterling where he made all-District in football, basketball and baseball.
[3] Forbes was a tall, strong-armed quarterback adept at running the option whose career never met up to its promise as he struggled with weight, injuries, academic issues, fumbles and limited opportunities.
He first saw playing time in the Oklahoma game in which he and Stafford combined to complete a then school record 22 of 39 passes in a losing effort.
Late in the season against TCU, Gardere suffered a shoulder injury in the 2nd quarter and backup Mark Murdock was ineffective, giving Forbes his chance.
[10] Texas took an early lead in that game, and was up 10-7 at halftime, but could not overcome several miscues from every aspect including two missed field goals, a wide open A&M receiver in the UT secondary, a penalty for too many people on the field that turned a botched A&M punt into another TD for A&M, and three interceptions and a fourth down pass incompletion by Forbes.