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| College | Texas |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | QB |
| Jersey # | 17 |
| Class | 1980 |
| Major | biology |
| Career | 1976–1978 |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| High school | Richard King High School |
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Mark McBath (born c. 1956) is a former American football player. He started as quarterback for the Texas Longhorns. He was the starting quarterback in Darrell Royal's last game.
Early life
Mark McBath was a highly recruited high school quarterback who played at Richard King High School in Corpus Christie.
College career
Mark McBath arrived at the University of Texas in 1976 as the back-up to Randy McEachern, Ted Constanzo and Mike Cordaro and was competing with fellow freshman Jon Aune for the 4th string role.[1] But an injury to McEachern in August and inconsistent play by Constanzo and Cordaro, led Darrell Royal to put McBath in as starter as a true freshman.[2] He started four games that season, going 2-2, including a loss to #11 Texas A&M and a victory over Arkansas after Coach Royal announced that it would be his last game as Texas' head coach.[2]
McBath started the 1977 season as the starting quarterback and led Texas to four consecutive wins and the #4 ranking, while sharing playing time with Jon Aune. But his season was sidelined when he broke his ankle on the 7th play of the Oklahoma game.[3] He was out for the rest of the season while Texas went undefeated and played in the Cotton Bowl for the National Championship.
The next season, Randy McEachern was the starter when the season began. McEachern and Donnie Little took most of the snaps that season until Texas was upset by unranked Baylor late in the season. In that game McBath got a larger portion of the playing time and threw three interceptions. For reasons that Akers never stated, McBath was given the start the next week in the final regular season game against Texas A&M. He led #14 Texas to a 22-7 victory.[4] He was given the start again in the Sun Bowl game against Maryland and they won in a 42-0 rush-dominated blowout.[5]
Even though he was projected to be the starter the next season, McBath quit football with a year of eligibility remaining so that he could focus on school. He figured he had no chance in the NFL, and saw football getting in the way of his dream of going to medical school.[6] He finished his career with 9 victories and 2 losses as a starter.
Later life
McBath graduated from Texas with a degree in biology and went to medical school in Houston. He spent five years as a surgical resident at Hermann Hospital and then held a teaching fellowship in surgical oncology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Tumor Institute. He later left to enter his own practice.[6]
References
- ^ "Constanzo Still #1 Says Royal". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, TX. April 18, 1976. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ^ a b University of Texas at Austin - Cactus Yearbook. Austin, Texas. 1977. p. 177. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "For Randy McEachern, dreams really did come true". Texas Sports. UT Athletics. Oct 1, 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Sore toe made difference Erxleben kicks Horns past Aggies, 22-7", The Paris news, Paris, TX, Dec 3, 1978, retrieved March 19, 2014
- ^ http://stats.texassports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/stats/78/ut-md.htm
- ^ a b Suzanne Halliburton (Nov 18, 1990), "McBath trades Longhorns job for another with long hours", The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, retrieved March 19, 2014