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Robert Douthitt. a Florence native, was a three-year letterman in football for the Lions from 1958-60. He was selected as the team MVP in 1960 after rushing for 1,023 yards on 199 carries. He also scored nine touchdowns and completed 18 passes for 294 yards.
He became the second player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and his 1,023 total stood as the school’s single season record for 26 years until it was broken in 1986 by Marvin Marsh. Some 48 seasons later, that 1,023 yards still ranks as the eighth best single season rushing total in UNA history. Douthitt led the Lions in rushing in 1959 and 1960 and he led the team in passing yards in 1960.
He rushed for over 100 yards in a game five games and he is one of only two players in UNA history to rush for more than 200 yards in two games. He rushed for 137 yards against Murray State in 1959 and the had four 100-plus yard games in 1960. He gained 225 yards on 24 carries against Tennessee-Martin, 200 yards on 35 carries against Jacksonville State, 135 yards against on 21 carries against Austin Peay and 106 yards on 25 carries against West Alabama. His 225 yards against UT-Martin in 1960 still ranks fourth best all-time in UNA history.
He was selected as a member of the UNA All-Decade Team for 1959-1968. Douthitt is a 1961 UNA graduate with a B.S. degree in Accounting.
A cancer survivor, he worked with the Internal Revenue Service until his retirement in 1999 and resides in Florence.
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