Noble Doss
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| Born: | May 22, 1920 Temple, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | February 15, 2009 (aged 88) Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
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| College: | Texas | ||||||
| Position: | Halfback | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1942 / round: 11 / pick: 93 | ||||||
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Noble Webster Doss (May 22, 1920 – February 15, 2009) was an American football halfback who played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played college football at Texas.[1][2][3][4]
"The Impossible catch"
[edit]On November 28, 1940 during the annual Texas-Texas A&M game at Memorial stadium, Doss caught an over the head pass on the 3rd play of the game that set up a 1 yard rushing touchdown by Pete Layden on the next play. Deemed the "impossible catch" by fans due to the length of the pass and nature of the catch; the drive was the only scoring drive of the game. The 7-0 victory over the aggys prevented them from back-to-back National Championship seasons and knocked them out of a Rose bowl appearance.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former Wildcats star, Texas football legend Doss dies at 88".
- ^ "Ex-Longhorns football star Noble Doss dies".
- ^ "Bill Little commentary: One last train ride for Noble". Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ^ "Noble Doss Statistics".
- ^ "Greatest moments in stadium history: Impossible Catch (1940)".
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