A skilled tailback, quarterback, punter and return specialist, Dobbs was named the AAFC's MVP in 1946.

Following graduation Dobbs enrolled at the private University of Tulsa, where he played varsity college football in the 1940, 1941, and 1942 seasons.

A pass-throwing halfback, Dobbs was the hero of the 7th Annual Sun Bowl game, played New Year's Day 1942, completing 20 of his 30 short passes for 201 yards.

[1] Dobbs also rushed proficiently and blasted an 85-yard punt in the game, leading a 60-yard drive in the 4th quarter for a 6-0 Tulsa victory over Texas Tech.

[2] In addition to his running and passing skills, Dobbs was the nation's top collegiate punter in the 1942 season, with a 48.3 yards per punt average,[3] One of Dobbs' punts from his own goal line against University of Oklahoma, traveled nearly 100 yards, pinning the Sooners deep on their own end of the field.

4 ranked Golden Hurricane advanced that year to play in the Sugar Bowl, where they fell to Tennessee by a score of 14–7.

[6] During the years of World War II the American military maintained service football teams as part of its program to entertain the troops and the star runner and punter Dobbs was stationed at Randolph Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas and played for the base team, the Randolph Field Ramblers, leading the squad to a 9–1 record.

[7] The Superbombers fell to Dobbs's former team, the undefeated Randolph Field Ramblers the Treasury Bond Bowl, held on December 16 1944 before a crowd of thousands in the Polo Grounds in New York City.

[6] Following the conclusion of his military career, Dobbs signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), a short-lived rival of the NFL.

[10] Dobbs joined Canada's pro football Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1951, leading his team to the Grey Cup game, and was named most valuable player in the Canadian Western League that season.