His most memorable moment was the late touchdown he scored against Alabama to guide Texas to a 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic win.
A Richardson, Texas native, Brewer was barely recruited out of high school, and received no scholarship offers.
[5] Never recruited by the school he loved, Brewer drove to Austin and convinced Coach Fred Akers to give him a shot.
But then they lost badly to unranked Arkansas, with McIvor throwing 4 interceptions, allowing Brewer a chance to play in that game.
A few weeks later, with Texas losing to Houston 14-0, Brewer went in for an injured McIvor[8] and was able to rally the team to a 14-14 tie, completing 8 of 20 passes for 93 yards including the game-tying two-point conversion to tailback John Walker.
[5] Brewer became the team's starter and led them to three straight wins, a #6 ranking, a slim chance at the National Championship and a spot in the Cotton Bowl in place of conference champion Southern Methodist, who was on probation and ineligible that year.
[4] In 1982, Brewer threw for 12 TDs and set UT records for attempts and yardage, and tied the mark for completions.
After graduation, Brewer went to work in the private sector before returning to UT as Assistant Athletic Director for development for seven years.