Rudy Mobley
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| Position: | Halfback, Defensive back | ||||||||||
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| Born: | December 8, 1921 Paducah, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died: | September 7, 2003 (aged 81) Crescent, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 155 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Paducah | ||||||||||
| College: | Hardin–Simmons | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1945 / Round: 11 / Pick: 107 | ||||||||||
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Rudolph Hamilton Mobley (December 8, 1921 – September 7, 2003), also known as "Little Doc", was an American football halfback. He played college football at Hardin–Simmons University. He twice led the NCAA major colleges in rushing yardage with 1,281 rushing yards in 1942 and 1,262 yards in 1946.[1][2] His football career was interrupted by military service during World War II; Mobley served from May 1943 to February 1946.[3] With Mobley as the leading ground-gainer and Warren B. Woodson as head coach, Hardin-Simmons compiled a perfect 11–0 record in 1946.[4] Mobley was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in the 11th round of the 1945 NFL draft, and played one season for the Baltimore Colts in 1947.[5]
See also
- List of college football yearly rushing leaders
References
- ^ "Tidwell Tops on Offense; Mobley Rushing Leader". The Waco News Tribune (AP story). December 12, 1946. p. 13.
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, pp. 1188 and 1205.
- ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850–2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
- ^ "Hardin-Simmons Yearly Results (1945–1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ^ "Rudy Mobley". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-11-17.