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.
[2] At Longview High School he lettered in football, baseball, basketball and track, but was not heavily recruited.
[3] His brother Sewell Street played two years of minor league baseball in the Cardinals organization in Wytheville and Keokuk.
He engineered the Longhorns' offense from that game to the 1970 Cotton Bowl Classic, reeling off 20 straight wins without a loss.
The last was converted on a Street pass, thrown under duress and short, that was caught by a diving Speyrer just before it hit the ground.
[4] Bold means still active Street was a two-time 2nd Team All-American baseball player who posted a 29-8 record on the mound.
[4] He helped Texas win three Southwest Conference titles and go to three straight College World Series, finishing as high as 3rd in 1970.