ObituaryJames Brewer
James Brewer (’53, ’58 M.Ed.), 90, a North Texas letterman who was a member of the
football coaching staff from 1990 to 1992, died June 28 in Fort Worth. He was inducted
into the UNT Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995. During his years as a student-athlete,
James was named all-conference in football in 1950 and 1951, earned four letters in
track and three in football, and was a three-time shot put champion in the Gulf Coast
Conference. He played with the Philadelphia Eagles for one year and was stationed
in Germany with the U.S. Army Special Services after college. He then coached football
for 45 years in Fort Worth ISD and the University of Texas at Arlington, in addition
to UNT.