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Doug Cosbie
Douglas Durant Cosbie (born March 27, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Santa Clara University.
Cosbie has been a football coach for several years and is currently head coach of the Bergamo Lions in the Italian Football League.
Cosbie attended Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California. He competed in football, basketball, baseball and ran in the two-mile relay in track.
As a senior in 1973, he helped the Lancers reach the finals of the Central Coast Section playoffs, before losing the title game 32–30 to Saratoga High School. In 1974, he was part of the first Santa Clara Valley All-Star Football Game, playing with the North team.
Cosbie initially enrolled at De Anza College. He later transferred to the College of the Holy Cross, playing 11 games as a backup, while tallying 1 reception for 6 yards. He transferred to Santa Clara University after the 1974 season, to play under head coach Pat Malley.
As a freshman in 1975, he collected 26 receptions and 5 touchdowns. As sophomore in 1976, he was named the starter at tight end, registering 34 receptions for 444 yards and one touchdown. As a junior in 1977, he posted 31 receptions for 517 yards and one touchdown.
In the regular season, he recorded 29 receptions for 427 yards and 3 touchdowns. He finished his Santa Clara career with 120 receptions for 1,721 yards, 14.3 yards per reception and 10 touchdowns. His records were eventually broken by Brent Jones. For his achievements, Cosbie was inducted into the Santa Clara University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Cosbie was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (76th overall) of the 1979 NFL draft. The team's draft strategy through that time was to take the highest-ranked player on their draft board, regardless of position. When the Cowboys' turn came up in the third round, the highest rated player on their board was quarterback Joe Montana. However, feeling that the quarterback position was in excellent shape with Roger Staubach, Danny White and Glenn Carano, the Cowboys needing a tight end to join Billy Joe DuPree, deviated from their philosophy and chose Cosbie instead. After being passed over by the next five teams in the draft order, the San Francisco 49ers selected Montana as the final player of the third round.
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Doug Cosbie
Douglas Durant Cosbie (born March 27, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Santa Clara University.
Cosbie has been a football coach for several years and is currently head coach of the Bergamo Lions in the Italian Football League.
Cosbie attended Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California. He competed in football, basketball, baseball and ran in the two-mile relay in track.
As a senior in 1973, he helped the Lancers reach the finals of the Central Coast Section playoffs, before losing the title game 32–30 to Saratoga High School. In 1974, he was part of the first Santa Clara Valley All-Star Football Game, playing with the North team.
Cosbie initially enrolled at De Anza College. He later transferred to the College of the Holy Cross, playing 11 games as a backup, while tallying 1 reception for 6 yards. He transferred to Santa Clara University after the 1974 season, to play under head coach Pat Malley.
As a freshman in 1975, he collected 26 receptions and 5 touchdowns. As sophomore in 1976, he was named the starter at tight end, registering 34 receptions for 444 yards and one touchdown. As a junior in 1977, he posted 31 receptions for 517 yards and one touchdown.
In the regular season, he recorded 29 receptions for 427 yards and 3 touchdowns. He finished his Santa Clara career with 120 receptions for 1,721 yards, 14.3 yards per reception and 10 touchdowns. His records were eventually broken by Brent Jones. For his achievements, Cosbie was inducted into the Santa Clara University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Cosbie was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (76th overall) of the 1979 NFL draft. The team's draft strategy through that time was to take the highest-ranked player on their draft board, regardless of position. When the Cowboys' turn came up in the third round, the highest rated player on their board was quarterback Joe Montana. However, feeling that the quarterback position was in excellent shape with Roger Staubach, Danny White and Glenn Carano, the Cowboys needing a tight end to join Billy Joe DuPree, deviated from their philosophy and chose Cosbie instead. After being passed over by the next five teams in the draft order, the San Francisco 49ers selected Montana as the final player of the third round.
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