Many consider him the best tight end athlete in Santa Clara County history. Starred in football at Saint Francis High & Santa Clara University and was the Dallas Cowboys tight end for 10 seasons (1979-88).In his NFL career, Cosbie was a three-time Pro Bowl player and was named All-Pro in 1985. Over his NFL career he caught 300 passes for 30 touchdowns. He later was head football coach at Menlo College and an assistant at Cal and is in the Hall of Fame at St. Francis High and SCU.

Doug Cosbie was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in 2022.