Wilton “Hook” Davis (March 3, 1929 – January 15, 2004) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player. He played

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for

Hardin–Simmons University Hardin–Simmons University (HSU) is a private Baptist university in Abilene, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Southern Baptist Convention). History Hardin–Simmons University was founded as Abilene Baptist ...

. He led the NCAA major colleges in rushing yardage with 1,173 rushing yards in 1947.ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, p. 1209. In 1948, he ranked fifth in rushing yardage with 889 yards and an average of 6.59 yards per carry. With Davis as the leading ground-gainer and

Warren B. Woodson Warren Brooks Woodson (February 24, 1903 – February 22, 1998) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas State Teachers College, now the Universi ...

as head coach, Hardin-Simmons compiled a 14-5-3 record from 1947 to 1948.

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1929 births 2004 deaths American football halfbacks Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football players People from Robertson County, Texas Players of American football from Texas {{collegefootball-player-stub

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