Bill Doba, the longtime Washington State football coach and defensive coordinator, died Friday, Aug. 28, the university announced. He was 85.
Doba suffered a stroke the previous Saturday, according to 247Sports. He was days short of his 86th birthday.
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Born Sept. 7, 1940, in South Bend, Indiana, Doba attended New Carlisle High School and played football at Ball State before a hip injury ended his playing career. He began coaching at the high school level in Indiana in 1962, working as an
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