Cotton Speyrer

Charles Wayne Speyrer (born April 29, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins. He played college football at the University of Texas.

Speyrer was a key play-maker in what is considered by some to be the most famous drive in Texas history. Texas was fresh off its famed 15-14 come-from-behind victory over No. 2 Arkansas in the "1969 Shootout", and was eager to avoid a letdown over the eighth-ranked Irish in the 1970 Cotton Bowl National Championship game between Notre Dame, featuring Joe Theisman, and the University of Texas at Austin. But the early proceedings had the makings of one of the decade’s biggest upsets when Notre Dame charged out to a 10-0 lead.

Starting on their own 24-yard line, the Longhorns embarked upon a fourth-quarter, 17-play march that included a pair of fourth-and-two conversions, the last coming at the Notre Dame 10 when James Street completed a clutch pass to a diving Speyrer that took the Horns to the two. From there, it took three plays before Billy Dale pushed the ball over the goal line to cement UT’s second national title - Texas 21, Notre Dame 17.

Speyrer is also known for his last minute touchdown catch for a come-from—behind win in the Texas-UCLA game in the fall of 1970. That victory cemented Texas' third National Championship year.

Washington Redskins 1971 NFL Draft selections

Cotton Speyrer Conway Hayman Willie Germany Mike Fanucci Jesse Taylor George Starke Jeff Severson Dan Ryczek Bill Bynum Tony Christnovich Glenn Tucker

Draft Years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

1970Texas Longhorns football—NFF & UPI national champions

Bill Atessis
Jim Bertelsen
Happy Feller
Gary Keithley
Alan Lowry
Jim McIngvale
Jerry Sisemore
Cotton Speyrer
Alan Weddell
Steve Worster
Bobby Wuensch

Head coach: Darrell Royal

Assistant coaches: Fred Akers
Emory Bellard
Mike Campbell
Leon Manley
David McWilliams
Willie Zapalac

Persondata
Name	Speyrer, Cotton
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	April 29, 1949
Place of birth	Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Date of death
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