Douglas N. Nott (June 14, 1911 – May 25, 1991) was an American football player. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

for the University of Detroit from 1932 to 1934 and professional football for the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

and Boston Redskins in 1935. He led the

1933 Detroit Titans football team The 1933 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1933 college football season. Detroit shut out six of eight opponents, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 157 to 20, and finished with a 7–1 record ...

to a 7–1 record and also led country with 1,092 passing yards in 1933.

Early year

Nott was born in

Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac ( ') is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 61,606. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Pontiac is about northwest of Detroit. Founde ...

, in 1911. He attended

Ann Arbor High School Pioneer High School is a public school in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1856, the school was previously called the Union School and Ann Arbor High School. In 2010, Pioneer was listed as a "Silver Medal School" by the '' U.S. News & World R ...

where he played football as a blocking back. In addition to football, Nott also won varsity letters in basketball, baseball and swimming at Ann Arbor High.

Football career

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. In 1933, he completed 51 of 115 passes for 1,092 yards, an average of 136-1/2 yards per game. His 1,092 passing yards led the NCAA major college players, and according to at least one account, established a new national record. In January 1935, the University of Detroit announced that 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. In February 1935, Nott signed a contract to play professional football for the

. He appeared in five games for the Lions during the

1935 NFL season The 1935 NFL season was the 16th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with the Detroit Lions' 26–7 victory over the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game. Were it not for the cancellation of a Redskins-Eagl ...

, rushing for 98 yards on 49 carries and completing 9 of 34 passes for 169 yards. In early November 1935, the Lions traded Nott to the Boston Redskins in exchange for another rookie, Bill Shepherd. He appeared in four games for the Redskins, rushing for three yards and passing for 35 yards.

Later years

Nott later worked in the labor relations department of the Ford Motor Company. He was inducted into the University of Detroit Titans Hall of Fame in 1980. He died in 1991 at his home in

Walled Lake, Michigan Walled Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,999 at the 2010 census. The city is bordered by Commerce Township on the north and the city of Novi on the south. As a western suburb of Metro Detroit, ...

, at age 79.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nott, Doug 1911 births 1991 deaths Sportspeople from Pontiac, Michigan Players of American football from Oakland County, Michigan American football running backs Boston Redskins players Detroit Lions players Detroit Titans football players People from Walled Lake, Michigan Players of American football from Ann Arbor, Michigan

Early year

Football career

Later years

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