Background
He grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and played college football at Michigan State College.
He grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and played college football at Michigan State College.
Dohoney was a consensus selection on the 1953 College Football All-America Team. In March 1954, Dohoney signed with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (1954). Chicago coach Joe Stydahar called Dohoney "the best defensive end developed in college ball in a great many years.
According to records of Pro-Football-Reference.com, Dohoney did not appear in any regular season games in the NFL. Dohoney died in 1993 at Meridian, Michigan.
He played both on offense and defense at the end position, was captain of Michigan State"s 1953 team that won the Big Ten Conference championship and defeated University of California, Los Angeles in the 1954 Rose Bowl. He rushes the passer real good, plays the running game well and is one of the most rugged players we"ve seen." In June 1954, he was added to the lineup of college all-stars who played the NFL champion Detroit Lions in the annual Chicago College All-Star Game.
