Robert Brewer (American football)
- Robert Brewer (American football)
Robert Brewer is a former American football player. He played quarterback for the University of Texas Longhorns during the 1981 and 1982 season. His most memorable moment was the late touchdown he scored against Alabama to guide Texas to a 1982 Cotton Bowl win. [YouTube|1EVsqL7ps8o|Robert Brewer QB draw]
A Richardson, Texas native, Brewer was barely recruited out of high school. He made the Longhorns football team as a walk-on. Later he was awarded a scholarship and finally got his chance halfway through his junior season.[cite book |title=Tales from the Texas Longhorns |last=Richardson |first=Steve |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2003 |publisher=Sports Publishing LLC |location= |isbn=1582615594 |pages=149-150 ] He won 13 games as starter. After graduation, Brewer work in the private sector, before returning to UT as assistant athletic director for development, in charge of raising funds through the Longhorn Foundation. [cite news |first=Suzanne |last=Halliburton |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Brewer promoted to oversee fund raising |url= |work=Austin American-Statesman |publisher= |date=1991-04-25 |accessdate= ] ]His father, Charley Brewer, was a Texas Longhorns quarterback 1953-55,
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