Doug Nott played college football for the University of Detroit from 1932 to 1934 and professional football for the Detroit Lions and Boston Redskins in 1935.
11 Facts About Doug Nott
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Doug Nott attended Ann Arbor High School where he played football as a blocking back.
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Doug Nott enrolled at the University of Detroit in 1931 and played as a halfback for head coach Gus Dorais' Detroit Titans football teams from 1932 to 1934.
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Doug Nott's 1,092 passing yards led the NCAA major college players, and according to at least one account, established a new national record.
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In January 1935, the University of Detroit announced that Doug Nott had been barred from classes because he had missed too many classes and would not be permitted to graduate with his classmates in June 1935.
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In February 1935, Doug Nott signed a contract to play professional football for the Detroit Lions.
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Doug Nott appeared in five games for the Lions during the 1935 NFL season, rushing for 98 yards on 49 carries and completing 9 of 34 passes for 169 yards.
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Doug Nott appeared in four games for the Redskins, rushing for three yards and passing for 35 yards.
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Doug Nott later worked in the labor relations department of the Ford Motor Company.
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Doug Nott was inducted into the University of Detroit Titans Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Doug Nott died in 1991 at his home in Walled Lake, Michigan, at age 79.