Dick Davis (running back)
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Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born | November 28, 1946 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Omaha North | ||||||||||
| College | Nebraska (1965–1968) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1969: 12th round, 306th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Dick C.E. Davis (born November 28, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for one season in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the twelfth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft after playing college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Dick C.E. Davis was born on November 28, 1946, in Omaha, Nebraska.[1][2] He attended Omaha North High School in Omaha, participating in football, wrestling, and track.[1][3] He averaged 10.4 yards per carry in football and also set the Metropolitan Conference record for most touchdowns per game.[3] Davis was a two-time state champion in wrestling as well and was named the Omaha World-Herald athlete of the year.[3] He was inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame Foundation in 1999.[3]
College career
Davis was a member of the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1965 to 1968 and a three-year letterman from 1966 to 1968.[1] He rushed 29 times for 154 yards and one touchdown in 1966 while also catching two passes for 18 yards.[4] In 1967, he totaled 162 carries for 717 yards and one touchdown, and 17 receptions for 210 yards and one touchdown.[4] Davis was named first-team All-Big Eight by the Associated Press for the 1967 season.[5] As a senior in 1968, he rushed 158 times for 606 yards and two touchdowns while also catching seven passes for 80 yards.[4] Davis was a two-time Academic All-American at Nebraska and graduated with a bachelor's degree.[3] He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1995.[6]