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"

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

  1. ^ "Former Wildcats star, Texas football legend Doss dies at 88".
  2. ^ "Ex-Longhorns football star Noble Doss dies".
  3. ^ "Bill Little commentary: One last train ride for Noble". Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  4. ^ "Noble Doss Statistics".
  5. ^ "Greatest moments in stadium history: Impossible Catch (1940)".


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Doss
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