June 14, 2011
From Pastor Roger ...
Noble Doss dropped the ball. One ball. One pass. One mistake. In 1941, he let one fall. And it's haunted him ever since. "I cost us a national championship," he says.
The University of Texas football team was ranked number one in the nation. Hoping for an undefeated season and a berth in the Rose Bowl, they played conference rival Baylor University. With a 7-0 lead in the third quarter, the Longhorn quarterback launched a deep pass to a wide-open Doss.
"The only thing I had between me and the goal," he recalls, "was twenty yards of grass."
The throw was on target. Longhorn fans rose to their feet. The sure-handed Doss spotted the ball and reached out, but it slipped through.
Baylor rallied and tied the score with seconds to play. Texas lost their top ranking and, consequently, their chance at the Rose Bowl.
"I think about that play every day," Doss admits.
Not that he lacks other memories. Happily married for more than six decades. A father. Grandfather. He served in the navy during World War II. He appeared on the cover of Life magazine with his Texas teammates. He intercepted seventeen passes during his collegiate career, a university record. He won two NFL titles with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Texas High School Hall of Fame and the Longhorn Hall of Honor include his name.
Most fans remember the plays Doss made and the passes he caught. Doss remembers the one he missed. Once, upon meeting a new Longhorn head coach, Doss told him about the bobbled ball. It had been fifty years since the game, but he wept as he spoke.
This week, Pastor Roger is continuing his "Snapshots in Faith" series and talking about some really bad choices made by Sarah/Sarai - Abraham's wife. What happens when you make a mistake, a bad choice, and how do you ever forget it and recover? Plan to join us this Sabbath at 9am or 11am.
What's happening:
| THIS WEEK | ||||||
| TODAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SABBATH | ||
| 6:45pm Walk through the Lampstands | 7pm Finance Committee | | 6:45pm Walk through the Lampstands | 9 and 11 am, Pastor Roger Walter | ||
| NEXT WEEK | ||||||
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SABBATH |
| 6:45pm Walk through the Lampstands | 7pm Church Board | 6:45pm Walk through the Lampstands | 9 and 11 am, Pastor Roger Walter | |||
| 3pm Bill Nelson Memorial | ||||||
