Bob Davis (tackle)
American football player (1927–2010) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Thomas Davis Jr. (May 3, 1927 – June 12, 2010) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Born: | May 3, 1927 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. | ||||
| Died: | June 12, 2010 (aged 83) Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Jordan Vocational (Columbus) | ||||
| College: | Georgia Tech | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1947: 6th round, 44th pick | ||||
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Davis was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia and played scholastically at Jordan Vocational High School.[1] He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team,[2] where he was a member of Chi Phi fraternity. He was named to the All-SEC first-team three times (1945, 1946, 1947), and was a two-time All-American, earning second-team honors in 1946,[3] and a consensus selection in 1947.[4] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1978.[5]
Davis was selected by the New York Giants in the sixth-round of the 1947 NFL draft.[6] He played one season in the NFL (1948), with the Boston Yanks, appearing in 12 of their 14 games.[7]
In 1956, he was Mayor of Columbus, Georgia.[8]
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