Don Davis (Gaelic footballer)
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| Born | 13 March 1969 Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Garda Síochána | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Don Davis (born 13 March 1969)[1] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.[2]
Born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Davis first played competitive Gaelic football whilst at school at St Fachtna's De La Salle Secondary School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 1993 championship. Davis went on to play a key role for the team over the next seven years, winning four Munster medals and one National Football League medal. He was an All-Ireland SFC runner-up on two occasions.
Davis was a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on one occasion; however, he ended his career without a Railway Cup medal. At club level he won an All-Ireland Club SFC medal with O'Donovan Rossa, alongside his brother Tony and Pat, who suffered a horrible injury in the semi-final against Lavey. Don also won a Munster Club SFC and a Cork SFC medal.
His brother Tony won two All-Ireland SFC medals with Cork, while his brother Pat captained Cork in a National League clash against Kildare.
Throughout his career Davis made 23 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2000 championship.
Davis is often noted as one of Cork's greatest-ever Gaelic footballers. He is regularly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at centre-forward on a special Cork team made up of players never to have won an All-Ireland medal.[3]
In retirement from play Davis became involved in coaching and team management. In 2013, he was named as a selector as part of Brian Cuthbert's management team for the Cork senior footballers.[4]