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Former Air Force quarterback Dee Dowis, one of the program's all-time greats and a 2009 Air Force Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, was killed in a car accident on Monday in Georgia, the school announced in a statement on Tuesday.
Dowis, 48, was the star of coach Fisher DeBerry's triple option offense as a mobile QB and went on to become the Academy's all-time leading rusher.
As a Heisman Trophy finalist in 1989, Dowis rushed and passed for more than 1,000 yards running for 1,286 and passing for 1,285 respectively while leading the Falcons to an 8-4-1 record.
"Pound for pound, he was one of the greatest, most gifted and talented players to have played the college game," former Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry told the Colorado Springs Gazette. "Everybody in America had so much respect for him. And as great a player as he was, he was even a greater friend. His life never was about himself. All he wanted in life was to give back. This is just so tragic."
Dowis, 48, was the star of coach Fisher DeBerry's triple option offense as a mobile QB and went on to become the Academy's all-time leading rusher.
As a Heisman Trophy finalist in 1989, Dowis rushed and passed for more than 1,000 yards running for 1,286 and passing for 1,285 respectively while leading the Falcons to an 8-4-1 record.
"Pound for pound, he was one of the greatest, most gifted and talented players to have played the college game," former Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry told the Colorado Springs Gazette. "Everybody in America had so much respect for him. And as great a player as he was, he was even a greater friend. His life never was about himself. All he wanted in life was to give back. This is just so tragic."