Overview
Noble Webster Doss 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. He was drafted by the Eagles in the 11th Round of the 1942 NFL Draft
 Doss with the Longhorns in 1941 | |||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school | Temple | ||||||||||
| College | Texas | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1942 (11th round, 93rd overall pick) | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
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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] He was drafted by the Eagles in the 11th Round of the 1942 NFL Draft (#93 overall)
Early Life
Doss was born in Temple, Texas and played high school football at Temple High School.
He was named to the Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[5]
College Career
He played in the 1946 Chicago Charities College All-Star Game.[5]
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.[6]
References
- ↑ "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".
- 1 2 "Texas Football History and Honors" (PDF). Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Greatest moments in stadium history: Impossible Catch (1940)".
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