Last week, we looked at the enormous amount of hype and anticipation that preceded the Big Shootout during the fall of 1969. In the weeks leading up to the 45th anniversary of the contest, we will look at some of the central figures in the game, how they helped shape it and how it has helped shape their lives since that fateful day.
If there was ever an athlete whose physical stature didn’t quite match up to his legend, it was James Street. Undersized and relatively unheralded before coming to the University of Texas, the Longview native would become an icon in his time in Austin- with the events of December 6, 1969 playing a large part in the transformation.
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