[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Oct. 28, 1962, New York Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle equaled the National Football League (NFL) record for touchdown passes in a single game by throwing seven against the Washington Redskins.

But “The Bald Eagle,” as Tittle was fondly known, was not the first Texan to join one of pro football’s most exclusive fraternities.  Ten years earlier, Adrian Burk had also pulled off the same amazing feat.

Born in Mexia, Adrian Matthew Burk played his high school b...