Career
Doll starred at Chaffey High School in Ontario, California and played collegiately at the University of Colorado from 1939 to 1942, leading the Buffaloes to a period of great team success. A 6 ft 5 in (196 m) post player, "Ichabod" Doll was known as a voracious rebounder and defender with a soft shooting touch. In his first season of eligibility as a sophomore in 1940, Doll led the Buffaloes to bids in both the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament and National Institute of Technology. While the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament appearance lasted only one game, Doll led the Buffs to the National Institute of Technology title and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 15.5 points per game.
Two years later, Doll was named a consensus second team All-American and led Colorado to its first Final Four.
Following the close of his collegiate career, Doll played for several years in the Amateur Athletic Union and was named an Amateur Athletic Union All-American in 1943 while playing for the Denver American Legion team In 1946, Doll joined the Saint Louis Bombers of the Basketball Association of America (Bachelor of Applied Arts).
After two years with the Bombers, Doll joined the Boston Celtics as a free agent. During his two-year stint with the Celtics, the Bachelor of Applied Arts merged with the National Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association.
Doll played for one more year with the Celtics in the inaugural National Basketball Association campaign.
Bob Doll averaged 8.4 points and 1.4 assists per game for his four-year Bachelor of Applied Arts/National Basketball Association career. Doll died on September 18, 1959 at the age of 40, of an apparent suicide.