John Allen "Johnny" Genung is a former American football

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 player who is primarily known for playing quarterback

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 for the Texas

University of Texas at Austin

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 Longhorns

Texas Longhorns football

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 from 1960-62.

A native of Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

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, Genung graduated from Wichita Falls High School

Wichita Falls High School

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 in 1959, and was a member of the 1958 Texas state high school championship team (Class AAAA) there.

During the 1961 season at Texas

University of Texas at Austin

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, he primarily played as a backup quarterback to Mike Cotten

Mike Cotten

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. In the 1962 season, Genung, Duke Carlisle

Duke Carlisle

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, and Tommy Wade

Tommy Wade

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 shared the duties, and Genung received credit for securing a fourth quarter come-from-behind victory for the then-No. 1 ranked Texas over Arkansas

University of Arkansas

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 that year.

After college, Genung went to medical school. He served as the team doctor for the United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy

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in the late 1960s before going into private practice as a orthopedic surgeon.

In 2004, Genung was inducted into the Longhorns' "Hall of Honor."