Joe Davidson (American football)

Davidson also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard and center for the Chicago Cardinals (1928). He appeared in 12 NFL games, eight as a starter.^[3][2] He was a roommate of Jim Thorpe while playing with the Cardinals.^[2]

After his football career ended, Davidson worked for 12 years for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Illinois as a forester and wildlife technician.^[4][5] He became superintendent of game management for the Illinois Department of Conservation stating in 1945 and held that position until 1953.^[4] He moved to Tyler, Texas, in approximately 1960. He worked as a wildlife biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.^[2] He died in 1982 at a hospital in Dallas, Texas.^[1]