Fred Doelling

Fred Doelling
No. 34
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	September 27, 1938 (age 85); Valparaiso, Indiana
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Valparaiso (Valparaiso, Indiana)
College:	Pennsylvania
Undrafted:	1960
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (1960);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Ivy (1959); All-East (1959); Second-team All-ECAC (1959); University of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame (2003);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	2
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Fred Frank Doelling (born September 27, 1938 in

safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania

. He was inducted into the University of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame as part of the 2003 class.

Early years

Doelling attended Valparaiso High School. He accepted a football scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania.

He was a two-way player, who also played on

special teams

. Known for his speed, he was a starter and the leading team rusher in three consecutive seasons. As a sophomore, he recorded 97 carries for 511 yards and one touchdown.

As a junior, he was limited with leg injuries, recording 78 carries for 340 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns.^[1]

As a senior, he tallied 133 carries for 707 yards (5.3-yard avg.) and 7 touchdowns. He registered 3 interceptions on defense, while helping lead his school to its first-ever Ivy League title.^[2]^[3] He ended his college eligibility with school records of 1,558 rushing yards on 305 carries for an average of 5 yards per carry. He played in the Chicago College All-Star Game.

In 2003, he was inducted into the Penn Athletics Hall of Fame.^[4]

Professional career

Doelling was signed as an

1960 NFL Draft in May. He was a part of the franchise's inaugural season and played in 2 games (2 starts) at safety. He was waived on November 7.^[5]

References

^ "Fred Doelling Wins Fame As Penn's Mr. Offense". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Penn Beats Cornell For Ivy Crown". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "All East Grid Team Picked". Retrieved April 30, 2017.
^ "Hall of Fame Class IV - Biographies". Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Doelling for Sale". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

External links

University of Pennsylvania bio

[1] "Fred Doelling Wins Fame As Penn's Mr. Offense". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[2] "Penn Beats Cornell For Ivy Crown". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[3] "All East Grid Team Picked". Retrieved April 30, 2017.

[4] "Hall of Fame Class IV - Biographies". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[5] "Doelling for Sale". Retrieved April 30, 2020.

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