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Apr 30, 2024 · Ernie Davis (born Dec. 14, 1939, New Salem, Pa., U.S.—died May 18, 1963, Cleveland, Ohio) was an American collegiate gridiron football player who was the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. As a student at Elmira (N.Y.) Free Academy, Davis was a high
Feb 23, 2022 · 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. As we reflect on Davis during Black History Month, his life — cut too short at 23 — had an impact ...
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 ...
Nov 8, 2021 · On December 6, 1961, Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first Black player to win the Heisman Trophy—college football's top individual award—beating Ohio State fullback Bob Ferguson.
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.
Ernie Davis succeeded at every venue, a three-sport standout in high school, a two-time All-American halfback at Syracuse.
Ernie Davis. RB | Senior | Syracuse University. Davis won Syracuse’s first Heisman thanks to a fine all-around season in 1961. He is the first black player to win a Heisman Trophy. Born in New Salem, Penn., Davis moved to Elmira, New York, when he was 12 and soon revealed himself to be quite an athlete.
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