} Glenn Davis is an American sportscaster. He is best known as the lead play-by-play announcer for local TV broadcasts of the

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and his weekly radio show titled "Soccer Matters with Glenn Davis" on

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. Davis has called World Cup matches for ESPN, and Fox Sports, Olympic soccer for NBC, and MLS matches on several national and local channels. Additionally, he has called professional women's soccer matches and men and women's collegiate soccer. A professional soccer player in the 1980s, Davis has also coached youth soccer and works as a consultant and spokesperson. His charitable work includes a youth soccer camp titled "Kick Cancer" that features former and current soccer players as coaches to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

Soccer career

Davis grew up playing youth soccer in New Jersey under the tutelage of Scottish coach Tom MacDonald, whom he credits for instilling the passion and excitement of the sport of soccer into his blood. Another influence was Davis' older brother Conn who was an All-American goalkeeper at Davis' alma-mater, Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia. Davis played collegiate soccer at

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and later at

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, where he was a two-time All-

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selection and a NAIA All-American. Davis began his professional career as a central defender for the

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of the American Soccer League, with whom he reached the 1983 American Soccer League Final in his rookie season. The Stoners finished runner-up to the

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, coached at the time by former

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striker

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, after falling 1–0 in a decisive game three. Davis scored and was named 'Defensive Player of the Game' in game 1. The following year Davis played with the

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. The Dynamos advanced to the 1984 league championship game but fell in the penalty shootout to the

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, whose squad featured former England captain

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, Scottish international

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, and former

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star

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. Davis earned All-League honors for the 1984 season. The following season Davis captained the team and played against well-known international clubs like

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, and the U.S. national team, whom the Dynamos defeated 1–0. Davis would go on to play for the

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indoor soccer team and then returned to outdoor soccer with the

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. He also played for the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers against

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and Alianza of El Salvador in the 1988

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where his team finished third.

Broadcasting

Davis began his broadcasting career in 1994 on

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(HSE) as an analyst for the Houston Hotshots indoor soccer team. He now is a nationally recognized soccer broadcaster having been a part of ESPN's

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coverage in 2002, 2006, 2010 and NBC Olympic coverage during the

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and

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games. During his career he has called games in El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Germany. At the start of Fox Sports World (now Fox Soccer Channel) he was a regular calling twice weekly Serie A games from Italy. He has called

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and various tournaments internationally. Davis is a rarity in that he is a former professional soccer player that transitioned from the role of analyst to play by play which he believes gave him a different perspective. Davis hosts Dynamo All Access on Yahoo Sports 1560 and Soccer Matters on ESPN 97.5 FM. He originally started his radio show on 90.1 KPFT public radio in Houston. Davis used the platform to promote the sport and the return of professional soccer to Houston, which ultimately occurred with the

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being re-located to Houston in December 2005. He also created a Dynamo post-game radio show, modeled after other pro sports teams' show, which takes place live outside BBVA Compass Stadium after games. Davis is currently the number 2 announcer for

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, and also commentates on international matches for

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. Davis is the lead play-by-play man for college soccer on

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TV Credits

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(Soccer):

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: 2002-2009 (

), 2011-2018 (Fox Sports), 2015-present (

) *

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Games: 2002–present (

) *

Games: 2007–present (

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: 1997-2005 (

)

Writing

Davis was a twice weekly columnist for the

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for seven years helping to create awareness for the game. He maintains the website GlennDavisSoccer.com which provides fresh content daily. He has also written columns for Fox Sports Houston and ESPN online.

Coaching

Davis helped form the Hurricanes soccer club with former teammate Tony Johnson. He helped run the club over 12 years as a director with numerous players moving to the college and professional ranks. Davis established relationships with Mexican Clubs Atlas and Monterrey while utilizing local men's leagues to play his best players. Numerous Mexican clubs would come to Houston to compete including Atlas, UNAM, Monterrey and more. Five players were members of the Uconn National Championship team of 2000. Davis had an USSF "A" coaching license.

Personal life

Davis is committed to the fight against Children's Cancer creating "Kick Cancer" soccer camps that take place in December each year with all proceeds going to cancer research and benefitting the Texas Children's Hospital through the 501 C Charity Curing Children's Cancer Fund (cccfund.org). Davis credits the entire soccer community for providing their expertise, time and experience to growing KICK CANCER yearly. Davis sits on the board of Curing Children's Cancer Fund and was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Davis and Elkins College in 2006. His brother Conn was a college All American goalkeeper who was drafted by the

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of the NASL but had his career cut short due to knee injury. His niece is Ralph Lauren and ''

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'' cover model Hannah Davis, who is also the wife of

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References

External links

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