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Early life and career

Doba grew up in New Carlisle, Indiana playing football for New Carlisle High School. He played halfback and defensive back for two years at Ball State University before hip injuries derailed his college football career. After graduating from Ball State, he started his coaching career at Goshen High School in Indiana as an assistant. After two years there, he worked as the head coach at Angola High School (Indiana) for two years, then went back to Goshen High for three years as the head coach. During this time, he earned a master's degree from Western Michigan University in physical education. His high school coaching career ended with a six-year stay at Mishawaka High School in Indiana, where he led his 1974 team to the big school state championship game. New Carlisle is a town in St. ... High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American and Canadian football team who lines up in the offensive backfield. ... In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players, who take positions directly behind the line of scrimmage. ... Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana, USA. Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball States campus spans more than 1,000 acres (4 km²). The student body consists of more than 20,000 students, of which over 18,000 are... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... Goshen High School is a public high school in Goshen, Indiana, in the United States. ... Western Michigan University (abbr. ...

Moving to the college ranks, Doba became an assistant to Lee Corso at Indiana University for six years, coaching linebackers for five years and quarterbacks/wide receivers for one. He moved to Purdue University to work as the outside linebackers coach for three years and the tight end/tackles coach for one year. He left Purdue to become defensive coordinator at The Citadel, his first job outside the state of Indiana. He left The Citadel after two years to go to Washington State University. Lee Corso on the set of College GameDay at Virginia Tech on September 24, 2005 Lee Corso (born 1936) is an American sports broadcaster and football analyst. ... Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... This article relates to sports. ... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... The wide receiver (WR) position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist. ... Purdue redirects here. ... The tight end (TE) is a position in American football on the offensive team. ... A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League (or at other levels of American football) who is in charge of the defense. ... The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, is a state-supported, comprehensive college located in Charleston, South Carolina. ... Washington State University (WSU) is a major public research university in Pullman, Washington. ...

At Washington State

In 1989, Doba became the linebackers coach at Washington State, and in 1991, he became a general assistant coach. In 1994, he became defensive coordinator and also reclaimed his linebackers coaching job. After Mike Price left Washington State for the University of Alabama at the end of the 2002 season, Bill Doba was named head coach, and took office immediately following the Rose Bowl. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 (New Years Day) at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ...

As a head coach, Bill Doba has led the Cougars to a 25-19 record since the start of the 2003 season, with a Holiday Bowl win over Texas and a #9 final ranking in 2003, and Apple Cup wins in 2004 and 2005. He was also named Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year in 2003 (along with Pete Carroll of USC). The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, since 1978. ... Hook em Horns, the UT hand symbol and slogan The UT Tower lit in a special configuration in honor of the 2005 National Championship football team Texas Longhorn Athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of University of Texas at Austin. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Apple Cup is the annual college football game between cross-state rivals the University of Washington (UW) and Washington State University (WSU), the two largest universities in Washington. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter C. Carroll (born September 15, 1951, in San Francisco, California) is the current head coach of the University of Southern California Trojans football team, having held that position since 2001. ... The Trojan Shrine, better known as Tommy Trojan located in the center of University of Southern California campus. ...

Personal

Bill Doba and his late wife, Judy, were married for forty-three years. They had three children. Judy Doba died on April 21, 2006, after a four-year battle with cancer. is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ...

Doba was inducted into the Mishawaka Hall of Fame in 1986, and later inducted into the Indiana Hall of Fame in 2001. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

External links

• Washington State Official Bio