Chris Doering

Chris Doering

No. 15, 85, 84, 83
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: May 19, 1973 (1973-05-19) (age 38)
Place of birth: Gainesville, Florida
High School: P.K. Yonge High School Gainesville, Florida
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College: University of Florida
NFL Draft: 1996 / Round: 6 / Pick: 185
Debuted in 1996 for the Indianapolis Colts
Last played in 2004 for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Career history
Jacksonville Jaguars (1996)* Indianapolis Colts (1996–1997) Cincinnati Bengals (1998)* Denver Broncos (1999–2000) Washington Redskins (2002) Pittsburgh Steelers (2003–2004) Houston Texans (2006)* *Offseason and/or practice squad member only.
Career highlights and awards
SEC Championship (1993, 1994, 1995) First-team All-SEC (1995) Second-team All-American (1995) University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
Receptions	42
Receiving yards	476
Receiving TDs	3
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Christopher Paul "Chris" Doering (born May 19, 1973) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons in the 1990s and 2000s. Doering played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts, the Denver Broncos, the Washington Redskins, and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.

Early life

Doering was born in Gainesville, Florida in 1973.^[1] He attended P.K. Yonge High School in Gainesville,^[2] where he was a standout prep athlete for the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave in three sports.^[3]

College career

Doering attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he was a walk-on player for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team in 1991. The Gators coaching staff decided to redshirt him in 1991, and subsequently Doering received an athletic scholarship and played for the Gators from 1992 to 1995.^[4] Doering not only earned a scholarship, the former walk-on set records: Doering caught 149 receptions (sixth best in Gators history) for 2,107 yards (tenth best in Gators history) and thirty-one touchdowns (best in Gators and SEC history) during his career at Florida.^[4] His best-remembered play as a Gator was the game-winning touchdown pass he caught from Gators quarterback Danny Wuerffel to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats, 24–20, in 1993.^[3] Sometimes called "The Catch," it is also remembered as "Doering's Got a Touchdown" after the repeated exclamation made by Gator radio host Mick Hubert during his broadcast of the game.^[3] During his four seasons as a Gator, the team won three straight Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships (1993, 1994, 1995); as senior team captain in 1995, he received first-team All-SEC and second-team All-American honors.^[4]

Doering graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications in 1995, and he was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2006.^[5][6]

Professional career

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Doering in the sixth round (185th pick overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft,^[7] but the Jaguars traded him to the Indianapolis Colts before the start of the 1996 season.^[8] He played for the Colts in three games in two seasons (1996–1997), but saw little action.^[9] The Colts waived him February 1998.^[8] The Cincinnati Bengals signed Doering a week later, but waived him before the 1998 regular season began.^[8]

In 1999, Doering signed with the Denver Broncos and appeared in three games.^[1][8] During the 2000 preseason, he ruptured his achilles tendon and was sidelined for the rest of the season, but returned to the Broncos' practice squad in 2001.^[8] The Washington Redskins, led by Doering's former Gators coach Steve Spurrier, signed him as a free agent in 2002,^[8] and he appeared in fifteen games and started three for the Redskins, compiling eighteen receptions for 192 yards and two touchdowns.^[1] In 2003, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed him,^[8] and he saw action in nineteen games through 2004, with eighteen catches for 240 yards and a touchdown.^[2]

Doering finished his journeyman NFL career with forty-two receptions for 476 yards and three touchdowns.^[2]

Life after football

Doering is now the co-host (with Adam "The Oilcan" Reardon) on a sports radio talk show called "The Sports Fix" and broadcast on ESPN Radio AM 900 and AM 1230 in Gainesville and Ocala, Florida. He operates and is president of a home loan mortgage brokerage in Gainesville. He has two children.

See also

	American football portal
	Biography portal
	College football portal

• Florida Gators
• Florida Gators football, 1990–1999
• List of Florida Gators football players
• List of Pittsburgh Steelers players
• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of Washington Redskins players

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Chris Doering. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
2. ^ ^{a b c} databaseFootball.com, Players, Chris Doering. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Franz Beard, "Doering Will Always Be Known For 'The Catch'," GatorCountry.com (May 8, 2006). Retrieved June 2, 2010.
4. ^ ^{a b c} 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 77–79, 85, 88, 97, 125, 127, 143–145, 148, 152, 158, 159, 168, 180 (2011). Retrieved August 28, 2011.
5. ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
6. ^ Robbie Andreu, "Wuerffel, Doering to enter UF Hall," Ocala Star-Banner, p. 7C (April 21, 2006). Retrieved July 22, 2011.
7. ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1996 National Football League Draft. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
8. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Teresa Varley, "Better Late Than Never: Persistence paying nice dividends for WR Chris Doering," Steelers Digest, pp. 13–14 (2003). Retrieved March 21, 2011.
9. ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Chris Doering. Retrieved June 2, 2010.

Bibliography

• Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0794822983.
• Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
• Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
• McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
• Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196x.
• Varley, Teresa, "Better Late Than Never: Persistence paying nice dividends for WR Chris Doering," Steelers Digest, pp. 13–14 (2003).

Persondata
Name	Doering, Chris
Alternative names	Doering, Christopher Paul; Doering, Christopher P.
Short description	American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver
Date of birth	May 19, 1973
Place of birth	Gainesville, Florida, United States
Date of death
Place of death