Noble Doss

Noble Webster Doss was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the New [York Yankees |New York Yankees] of the All-America Football Conference. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.

The Impossible catch

On November 28, 1940 during the annual football rivalry|Texas-Texas A&M game] at Darrell K Royal–Texas [Memorial Stadium|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 1940 [Texas A&M Aggies football team|Aggies] prevented them from back-to-back National Championship seasons and knocked them out of a Rose [Bowl Game|Rose bowl] appearance.