Judd Dillon Davis (born c. 1973) is an American former football player who was the 1993 recipient of the

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recognizing the best placekicker in college football. Davis grew up in Ocala, Florida. He attended Forest High School in Ocala, and played high school football for the Forest Wildcats as both punter and placekicker. During his high school senior season, he completed seven of eight field goals attempts, with a long of 49 yards, and averaged over 40 yards per punt. Davis attended the

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in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's

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team from

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. He was initially a walk-on player and saw no game action until his 1992 sophomore season. During his 1993 junior season, he completed fifteen of nineteen (78.95%) field goal attempts, and forty-seven of forty-nine (95.92%) extra point attempts. Memorably, he completed four of four attempted field goals and three of three extra point attempts, and providing the Gators' winning margin in their 33–26 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs in wet field conditions. In addition to winning the Lou Groza Award in 1993, Davis received first-team All-American honors from United Press International and third-team honors from the Associated Press. He received first-team All-

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(SEC) honors as a senior in 1994. During his three-season college career, Davis set or tied eight school records and three SEC records. In 1994, he surpassed former Gators running back Emmitt Smith to become the Gators' all-time leading scorer with 225 career points. Including bowl games, Davis completed nearly 87 percent of his field goal attempts (33 of 38) inside of 50 yards. He completed two of four attempts greater than 50 yards, including a career long of 52 year against the Ole Miss Rebels in 1994. On point-after-touchdown attempts, he completed 129 of 131 extra points, a new team record. Davis graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in American studies in 1995. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2011. He now lives in Ocala, Florida and has two children, Connor and Maggie Davis. F Club, Hall of Fame
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Career accomplishments

*Won the 1993 Lou Groza Award given annually to the top kicker in nation *Set or tied (8) school records and (3) SEC records *First Team All-American in 1993 *Tied the SEC single-season record for points by a kicker (107) *Broke the all-time SEC record for PATs made in a season (65) and made a school record (81) consecutive PAT attempts *Upon graduation was UF's all-time leading scorer (225) *Inducted into the UF Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011 *Signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 1995

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Judd 1973 births Living people All-American college football players American football placekickers Florida Gators football players Ocala High School alumni Players of American football from Florida Sportspeople from Ocala, Florida

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