Noble Doss
American football player (1920–2009)
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Noble Webster Doss (May 22, 1920 – February 15, 2009) was an American professional football player who was a halfback 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 for the Texas Longhorns.[1][2][3][4]
Temple, Texas, U.S.
Austin, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||
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| Born | May 22, 1920 Temple, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | February 15, 2009 (aged 88) Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Temple | ||||||||||
| College | Texas | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1942: 11th round, 93rd overall pick | ||||||||||
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The Impossible catch
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 Aggies prevented them from back-to-back National Championship seasons and knocked them out of a Rose bowl appearance.[5]
