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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1964-03-14)March 14, 1964 (age 61) New London, Connecticut, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Montville(Oakdale, Connecticut) | ||||||||||
| College | Nebraska (1982–1986) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Donald Douglas DuBose (born March 14, 1964) is an American former professionalfootball player who was arunning back in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theNebraska Cornhuskers and was aHeisman Trophy candidate before missing his entire senior year due to injury. He then played two seasons in the NFL with theSan Francisco 49ers, and was a member of the 49ers team that wonSuper Bowl XXIII. He was banned from the NFL for one year after testing positive for cocaine for the third time. DuBose later played for theSacramento Surge of theWorld League of American Football (WLAF).
Donald Douglas DuBose was born on March 14, 1964, inNew London, Connecticut.[1] He played football,basketball, andbaseball atMontville High School inOakdale, Connecticut, earning all-state honors in all three sports.[1][2]
DuBose playedcollege football for theNebraska Cornhuskers of theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln. He rushed three times for four yards in 1982.[3] He was listed as the team's No. 3 tailback during the 1983 preseason.[4] DuBose ended upredshirting the 1983 season while Nebraska's No. 1 running back,Mike Rozier, won theHeisman Trophy.[4] DuBose was then a two-yearletterman from 1984 to 1985.[1] He rushed 156 times for 1,040 yards and eight touchdowns in 1984 while also catching eight passes for 105 yards, earningAssociated Press (AP) andUnited Press International (UPI) first-team All-Big Eight Conference honors.[3][5][6] His 1,040 rushing yards were the most in the Big Eight that season.[3] As a junior in 1985, DuBose recorded 203 carries for 1,161 yards and eight touchdowns, and five receptions for 65 yards.[3] For the 1985 season, he garnered AP and UPI first-team All-Big Eight, and UPI second-teamAll-American recognition.[7] Going into his senior year, DuBose was considered a Heisman Trophy candidate.[8] However, he had knee surgery in spring 1986 and missed the entire 1986 season.[9][10] DuBose majored in public relations at Nebraska.[11] He received $19,700 from agents during his college career, which was againstNCAA rules.[12]
DuBose attended the 1987NFL Scouting Combine but did not run the40-yard dash due to his knee injury.[11] Traces of cocaine were found in his urine sample at the combine, lowering his draft stock.[11] He signed with theSan Francisco 49ers on June 30, 1987, after going undrafted in the1987 NFL draft.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on September 8 with a shoulder injury and activated on October 12, 1987.[11][13] He was one of the few NFL players who did not strike during the1987 NFL players strike.[11] He played in two games for the 49ers during the 1987 season, rushing ten times for 33 yards while also catching four passes for 37 yards, before being placed on injured reserve again on December 17, 1987.[14][13]
After a July 1988 exhibition game inLondon, DuBose tested positive for cocaine again and was suspended for 30 days.[11] He played in 14 games the next year in 1988, totaling 24 carries for 116 yards and two touchdowns, six receptions for 57 yards, and 32 kick returns for 608 yards.[14] He suffered a season-ending knee injury on December 11, 1988, against theNew Orleans Saints.[11] On January 22, 1989, the 49ers wonSuper Bowl XXIII against theCincinnati Bengals by a score of 20–16.[15]
DuBose was waived by the 49ers on May 2, 1989.[16] His knee was surgically repaired on August 16, 1989.[17] DuBose was banned from the NFL for one year after testing positive for cocaine for the third time.[18]
DuBose signed with the 49ers on April 25, 1991.[19] He was released on May 31, 1991, with a 49ers representative stating "Doug's been out of football almost three years and we wanted to give the younger players some playing time at training camp."[19]
In February 1992, DuBose was selected by theSacramento Surge of theWorld League of American Football (WLAF) in a supplemental draft.[18] He played for the Surge during the1992 WLAF season, rushing 62 times for 253 yards and three touchdowns while catching eight passes for 51 yards.[1] On June 6, 1992, the Surge wonWorld Bowl '92 against theOrlando Thunder 21–17.[20][21]
DuBose has two children.[2] He worked at Cherenzia Excavation from 2000 to 2002 but was fired for "repeated absenteeism".[2] He has been involved in numerous legal incidents, including a 2005 third-degree robbery charge for stealing a fish from a supermarket.[2] DuBose was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2020.[22]
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