Harold Davis (May 12, 1934 – December 9, 2007) was an American
college football
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Unlike most ...
and
basketball player at
Westminster College, Pennsylvania. A
quarterback who could run as well as throw, he was inducted into the
College Football Hall of Fame
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in 2004.
Davis was one of four men from Westminster inducted the College Football Hall of Fame. He was a standout quarterback for the Titans from 1953 to 1956 and became the only three-time, first-team
All-America football
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player in school history. Davis, who played quarterback under Hall of Fame
head coach Harold Burry during a time when
African-Americans rarely played the position, led Westminster to an overall record of 28–1–1 (.950), including the first undefeated seasons in school history in 1953 (8–0), 1955 (6–0–1) and 1956 (8–0). He was drafted by the
Philadelphia Eagles of the
National Football League.
Davis was a native of
Youngstown, Ohio and also
lettered in
basketball and
track and field at Westminster. He graduated in 1957 with a degree in
economics, served in the
United States Army, and worked for the
Youngstown City School District
Youngstown City School District is the public school system for Youngstown, Ohio.
Schools High schools
* Chaney High School
*Choffin Career and Technical Center
* East High School
*Youngstown Rayen Early College
Intermediate school
*Rayen Earl ...
and the
Xerox Corporation. He lived in
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he died in December 2007 of
cancer.
External links
From Westminster College Athletics Web Site: Harold Davis Passes Away at 73 Reprint of obituary from New Castle, PA NewsNews from College Football Hall of Fame
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1934 births
2007 deaths
Basketball players from Youngstown, Ohio
Westminster College (Pennsylvania) alumni
American football quarterbacks
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Deaths from cancer in Michigan
Players of American football from Youngstown, Ohio
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