Alan Lowry played in the 1970 Cotton Bowl despite his injury, which helped Texas won the Southwest Conference Championship and the national championship in football, then after four years, he went to coach at Virginia Tech before moving to the University of Wyoming to join Fred Akers' coaching staff in 1975.
He played in eight games that year despite injuries, including the 1970 Cotton Bowl. That season Texas won the Southwest Conference Championship and the national championship. After graduation in 1974, he went to coach at Virginia Tech before moving to the University of Wyoming to join Fred Akers' coaching staff in 1975. 
