This Biography is about one of the best American Football Player Ernie Davis including his Height, weight, Age & Other Detail…
| Biography Of Ernie Davis | |
| Real Name | Ernie Davis |
| Profession | American Football Players |
| Nick Name | Ernest Davis |
| Famous as | American Football Player |
| Nationality | American |
| Personal life of Ernie Davis | |
| Born on | 14 December 1939 |
| Birthday | 14th December |
| Died At Age | 23 |
| Sun Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born in | New Salem, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died on | 18 May 1963 |
| Grouping of People | African American Athletes, African American Men |
| Personal Fact of Ernie Davis | |
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Ernest R. Davis, popularly known as Ernie was an American football player who was the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Ernie’s father passed in an auto accident away before he was born and he spent his early childhood with his maternal grandparents. At the young age, he returned to New York to live with his mother and step-father and enrolled in the Elmira Free Academy where he earned two All-American Honors. Ernie stepped in to the shoes of legendary Jim Brown in Syracuse University and with his immense talent led Orangemen to a national championship. He was the first pick in the National Football League (NFL) and was selected by Washington Redskins followed by Cleveland Browns. Destiny, however, had something else in store for Ernie as soon after his selection, he was diagnosed with Leukemia. He never got a chance to play in a professional game due to his illness and passed away at a very young age of 23 in Cleveland, Ohio. Universal Pictures film, The Express was made on his story in which Rob Brown portrayed the role of Ernie Davis. |
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