▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Mobile , ▁Alabama ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁McG ill ▁Institute , ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Brothers ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart . ▁Do ole y ▁competed ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁McG ill ' s ▁athlet ic ▁teams , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Jack ets , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁considered ▁basketball ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁best ▁sport . ▁ ▁Do ole y ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁A ub urn ▁University ▁( bach elor ' s ▁degree ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Master ' s ▁in ▁history ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁college ▁football ▁and ▁later ▁co ached ▁under ▁Ralph ▁" Sh ug " ▁Jordan . ▁Do ole y ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ph i ▁K appa ▁Th eta ▁frat ern ity ▁as ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁at ▁A ub urn . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁inf antry ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁sp ending ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁adult ▁life ▁at ▁A ub urn , ▁Do ole y ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Georgia . ▁In ▁his ▁ 2 5 ▁seasons , ▁he ▁aver aged ▁over ▁eight ▁wins ▁a ▁year , ▁won ▁six ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁champion ships ▁( 1 9 6 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁and ▁one ▁National