Bill Doba is the former head coach at Washington State University, where he led the Cougars for five seasons, from 2003 through 2007, and was fired on November 26.
11 Facts About Bill Doba
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Bill Doba played halfback and defensive back for two years at Ball State College in Muncie before hip injuries derailed his college football career.
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Bill Doba left Purdue to become defensive coordinator at The Citadel in South Carolina, his first job outside the state of Indiana.
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Bill Doba left The Citadel after two years to join the staff of new head coach Mike Price at Washington State University in Pullman.
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In 1989, Bill Doba became the linebackers coach at Washington State under Price.
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Bill Doba shared the Pac-10 Coach of the Year award in 2003 with Pete Carroll of USC.
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Bill Doba's teams won three of five Apple Cup rivalry games against Washington, in 2004,2005, and 2007.
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Unfortunately, the Cougars slumped after their sterling 2003 season, and Bill Doba was unable to put together another winning team.
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Judy Bill Doba died on April 21,2006, after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer.
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Bill Doba was inducted into the Mishawaka Hall of Fame in 1986, and later inducted into the Indiana Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Bill Doba left Pullman and returned to the Midwest to be closer to his children and grandchildren, and resides in southwestern Michigan at Birch Lake, near Vandalia.