17 Facts About Mark McBath

James Mark McBath was born on November 18,1957 and is a former American football player who started as quarterback for the Texas Longhorns in the late 1970s.

Mark McBath was the starting quarterback in Darrell Royal's last game.

Mark McBath was a highly recruited high school quarterback who played at Richard King High School in Corpus Christi.

Mark McBath was All City once and All District and All South Texas two years in a row.

Mark McBath made the All District team as a center fielder for the baseball team.

Mark McBath started the 1977 season as the starting quarterback and led Texas to three consecutive wins and the number 4 ranking, while sharing playing time with Jon Aune.

Mark McBath was diagnosed with a loose ankle ligament and placed in a cast for over two months.

Mark McBath was out for the rest of the season while Texas went undefeated and played in the Cotton Bowl for the national championship.

McEachern and Donnie Little took most of the snaps that season, with Mark McBath getting mop-up duty against Rice and TCU, until Texas was upset by unranked Baylor late in the season.

In that game, Mark McBath got a larger portion of the playing time and threw three interceptions.

Mark McBath left with a year of eligibility remaining so that he could focus on getting his grades up to medical school standards.

Mark McBath figured he had no chance in the NFL, and saw football getting in the way of his dream of going to medical school.

Mark McBath finished his career with 9 victories and 2 losses as a starter.

Mark McBath graduated from Texas with a degree in biology and went to medical school in Houston, Texas.

Mark McBath later left to enter his own practice in Houston.

Dr Mark McBath is a board certified general surgeon and fellowship-trained surgical oncologist.

Mark McBath was published in the 2005 edition of Texas Super Doctors, a publication that selects doctors according to outstanding achievements.