Ernie Davis
Football player
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Ernest R. Davis was an American college football player for the Syracuse Orangemen who won the Heisman Trophy in 1961. He was the award's first African American recipient. Wikipedia
Born: December 14, 1939, New Salem-Buffington, Pennsylvania
Died: May 18, 1963 (age 23 years), UH Cleveland Medical Center Emergency Room, Cleveland, OH
Education: Ernie Davis Academy and Syracuse University
Position: Halfback
Number: 44 (Syracuse Orange football / Halfback) and 45 (Cleveland Browns / Halfback)
Parents: Avis Marie Davis Fleming
Date joined: 1959 (Syracuse Orange football)