Date of birth March 4, 1932 Name Don Dohoney Positions End 1953 Michigan St. Spartans | College Michigan State College Died July 4, 1993 Role American football player | |
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Date of death July 4, 1993(1993-07-04) (aged 61) | ||
Place of death Meridian, Michigan Education Michigan State University | ||
Donald Clay Dohoney (March 4, 1932 – July 4, 1993) was an American football player. He grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and played college football at Michigan State College. He played both on offense and defense at the end position, was captain of Michigan State's 1953 team that won the Big Ten Conference championship and defeated UCLA in the 1954 Rose Bowl. Dohoney was a consensus selection on the 1953 College Football All-America Team.
In March 1954, Dohoney signed with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (1954). Chicago coach Joe Stydahar called Dohoney "the best defensive end developed in college ball in a great many years. He rushes the passer real good, plays the running game well and is one of the most rugged players we've seen." In June 1954, he was added to the lineup of college all-stars who played the NFL champion Detroit Lions in the annual Chicago College All-Star Game. According to records of Pro-Football-Reference.com, Dohoney did not appear in any regular season games in the NFL.
Dohoney died in 1993 at Meridian, Michigan.