North Texas invested wisely in its passing game in 1967, starting sophomore Steve Ramsey, who would eventually retire as the NCAA Career leader in every major category, including total offense, passing touchdowns, completions and attempts.

Ramsey took the snaps for North Texas teams that were extremely successful, posting a 22-6-1 record and winning the 1967 Missouri Valley Championship. Ramsey was modest about his success, saying "I was just fortunate that I came along to the right place at the right time … Somebody will come along next year or the year after and break my records." Eventually, all of his records fell, Jim Plunkett broke his yardage record just the year after.

Ramsey was great at North Texas, just as the game began to embrace the aerial attack. Against Cincinnati in 1968, he threw for 433 yards and five touchdowns on just 13 completions, producing a then-NCAA record of 33.3 yards-per-completion. He followed up that performance a week later against UTEP, with 5 more passing TDs, on 376 yards passing. To put the 10 touchdowns in two games in historical context, only two quarterbacks at North Texas had thrown for 10 touchdowns in a season prior to Ramsey.

Ramsey played seven years in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints, throwing for 6,437 yards in the pros. He passed away at age 51 in 1999.

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