North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame
Brian Waters played ironman football as a tight end and defensive lineman for the Mean Green from 1995 to 1998 and was an All-Big West Conference selection his senior season.
Waters was an excellent blocker at tight end but was also an accomplished pass receiver, leading the team in receptions in 1996 with 28 catches for 282 yards and four touchdowns.
After the conclusion of his college career, Waters signed a free-agent contract with Dallas, which tried Waters as a tight end. He didn't make the team and was out of football for the 1999 season, but in 2000 he got another chance when Kansas City brought him in to be an offensive lineman, a move that paid off handsomely for Waters and the Chiefs.
What Kansas City got was one of the best offensive linemen in the game. Waters quickly evolved into a Pro Bowl guard. He made his first Pro Bowl in 2004, and has returned five more times. He was named All-Pro in 2004 and 2005, and was the winner of the prestigious Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2009. Waters played for the New England Patriots in 2011, reaching his first Super Bowl.
Waters was named to the North Texas All-Century team in 2013.