Steve Worster, one of the nation’s premier running backs who was among the most dominant figures in Darrell Royal’s famed Texas wishbone offense from 1968-70, has died. He was born on July 8, 1949, Rawlins, Wyoming, United States and died on August 13, 2022, aged 73.
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At the time of death, Worster was divorced. However, he preferred to keep his personal life under the wraps and as a result, the identity of his ex-wife is not known.
On the other hand, he is survived by two children, Scott and Erin and four grandchildren: Scott’s son Evan and daughter Morgan, and Erin’s sons Noah and Lukas.
Worster attended Bridge City High School in Bridge City, Texas and after that, he was heavily recruited to play football for several schools.
Upon consideration, he chose to accept a scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin, where he played under coach Darrell Royal.
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At the University of Texas, he was the cornerstone of the famed wishbone formation, which was introduced against the Houston Cougars in 1968. Longhorns fans nicknamed Worster “Big Woo”.
During his years at Texas, Worster rushed for 2,353 yards and scored 36 touchdowns.
His teams won three Southwest Conference titles and two national championships. Worster was featured on the cover of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine in 1970 and finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting for the 1970 season.
He was a two-time All-American (1969 and 1970) and three-time All-Southwest Conference selection, and was voted 1970 Texas Amateur Athlete of the Year by Texas Sports Writers Association.
Worster has also been inducted into the Texas Longhorn Hall of Fame and the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame.
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