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Ernest R. Davis was an American college football player who was a halfback for the Syracuse Orangemen and won the Heisman Trophy in 1961. He was the award's first black recipient. Davis was selected f
Davis with the Cleveland Browns in 1962
Ernie Davis Statue at Syracuse University campus.
Plaque on statue, Ernie Davis Academy, Elmira, New York
Davis' gravestone, Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story is a 2008 American sports drama film produced by John Davis and directed by Gary Fleder. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Charles Leavitt fro
Ernie Davis
…age 23 without ever playing in a professional game. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979 and was the subject of the 2008 film The Express: The Ernie Davis Story. Davis was born in New Salem, Pennsylvania. His father was killed in an accident shortly after his birth, and his mother, Avis Marie Davis Fleming…
Theatrical release poster