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Oct 8, 2008 · Ernie Davis' only real NFL footnote was that, as part of a trade between Washington and Cleveland in 1962, he became the first black player drafted first overall. In joining the Browns, the...
Mar 30, 2009 · Ernie Davis (1940-1963) Ernie Davis is best known for being one of the greatest football players in college football history and the first black person to win the Heisman Trophy. In the process, Davis became an icon for an integrated America and for African Americans achieving the American Dream in a manner similar to Jackie Robinson ...
Feb 23, 2022 · Credit: Cecil Stoughton. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. Ernie Davis, the “Elmira Express” who was the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, came from humble beginnings, but persevered into prominence and the history books.
Nov 30, 2021 · A decade later, in a nation on the brink of cataclysmic changes, thousands of young boys — Black and white — would tack photographs of Ernie Davis to their bedroom walls. The movie, which debuted in 2008, draws parallels between Robinson and Davis and the courage they mustered to overcome racial bigotry.
CLEVELAND, May 18 (AP) --Ernie Davis, the only Negro ever to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy, college football's highest award, died today after a 10-month battle against leukemia. He was 23...
Ernie Davis succeeded at every venue, a three-sport standout in high school, a two-time All-American halfback at Syracuse.
Davis was the first African American ever to win the coveted Heisman Trophy. He won it in 1961 after a season in which he gained 823 yards on 150 carries, averaging 5.5 yards per carry. He scored 15 touchdowns and totaled 94 points, leading Syracuse in pass receiving with 16 catches for 157 yards.
