He was the first player, and remains one of only six, to have been named to the USILA All-America first team all four years of his college career.
[2] Doug Turnbull attended college at Johns Hopkins University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering in 1924.
[2] Turnbull was a two-time president of the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society in 1924 and 1925.
[2] As an undergraduate, Turnbull became the first college lacrosse player named to the USILA All-America first team all four years of his collegiate career,[3][4][5][6] a feat that has been matched only five times since (by Everett Smith, Frank Urso, Del Dressell, Jason Coffman, and Mikey Powell).
[2] Head football coach Ray Van Orman named Turnbull to his All-Time Hopkins Football Team, and lacrosse coach Bill Schmeisser named him to his Honor Roll of Hopkins Lacrosse Tradition.
[2] Turnbull died in his sleep at the age of 91 on April 12, 1996, at Fairhaven Retirement Center in Sykesville, Maryland.