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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1920-05-22)May 22, 1920 Temple, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died: | February 15, 2009(2009-02-15) (aged 88) Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Temple (Temple, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College: | Texas | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1942: 11th round, 93rd pick | ||||||||||
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Noble Webster Doss (May 22, 1920 – February 15, 2009) was anAmerican footballhalfback who played professionally for thePhiladelphia Eagles of theNational Football League (NFL) and theNew York Yankees of theAll-America Football Conference (AAFC). He playedcollege football atTexas.[1][2][3][4]
On November 28, 1940 during the annualTexas-Texas A&M game atMemorial stadium, Doss caught an over the head pass on the 3rd play of the game that set up a 1 yard rushing touchdown byPete 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 theaggys prevented them from back-to-back National Championship seasons and knocked them out of aRose bowl appearance.[5]
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