Bob Davis (tackle)

Robert Thomas Davis Jr. (May 3, 1927 – June 12, 2010) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL).

Bob Davis
Personal information
Born:(1927-05-03)May 3, 1927
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Died:June 12, 2010 (83 years old)
Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Jordan Vocational (Columbus)
College:Georgia Tech
Position:Offensive tackle
NFL draft:1947 / Round: 6 / Pick: 44
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:12

Davis was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia and played scholastically at Jordan Vocational High School.[1] He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team,[2] where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He was named to the All-SEC first-team three times (1945, 1946, 1947), and was a two-time All-American, earning second-team honors in 1946,[3] and a consensus selection in 1947.[4] He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1978.[5]

Davis was selected by the New York Giants in the sixth-round of the 1947 NFL Draft.[6] He played one season in the NFL (1948), with the Boston Yanks, appearing in 12 of their 14 games.[7]

In 1956, he was Mayor of Columbus, Georgia.[8]

References
  1. "Bob Davis Stats". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  2. "Bob Davis Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  3. "NEA 1946 All-Americans". The Pittsburgh Press. November 23, 1946.
  4. "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. "Bobby Davis (1978)". College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  6. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  7. "Bob Davis Stats". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  8. Historical List of Mayors Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, columbusga.org
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