Willie Davis (defensive end), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Willie Davis (defensive end)

American football player, defensive lineman

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1934

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Louisiana, United States

Profession: businessperson, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Willie Davis (defensive end)

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  • Davis (born July 24, 1934) is a former American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns and the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
  • Davis graduated from Grambling State University. Davis wore number 87 during his career with the Packers.
  • For 10 seasons, Davis anchored the Packers' defensive line, playing 138 consecutive regular-season games and part of 162 regular-season games for his NFL career.
  • Davis was a member of all five of Lombardi's NFL title-winning teams and played in Super Bowls I and II. Davis played in an era when neither tackles nor sacks were official statistics.
  • However, John Turney, a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association, reports that Davis had in excess of 100 sacks during his 10-year Green Bay career (1960–69), "possibly more than 120," including a minimum of 40 over the 1963–65 seasons alone.
  • Davis himself is quoted as saying, "I would think I would have to be the team's all-time leader in sacks.
  • I played 10 years and I averaged in the 'teens' in sacks for those 10 years.
  • I had 25 one season.
  • [Paul] Hornung just reminded me of that the other day." Davis earned All-Pro honors 5 times (1962, 64–67).
  • He was voted to the Pro Bowl five times (1963–67). Davis recovered 21 fumbles over his Packers career, which, more than three decades removed from his retirement, remains a team record.
  • The Packers honored his retirement with a Willie Davis Day on December 21, 1969.
  • Davis remains on the team's Board of Directors. In the early 1970s, Davis worked as a color commentator on NFL telecasts for NBC.
  • He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
  • In 1986, Davis was named the Walter Camp Man of the Year.
  • In 1987, he was given the Career Achievement Award from the NFL Alumni, and in 1988 he was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame .
  • In 1999, he was ranked number 69 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Davis is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
  • He received his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1968.
  • He is a member or former member of the boards of Alliance Bank, Dow Chemical (1988–2006), Johnson Controls (1991–2006), K-Mart, L.A.
  • Gear, Manpower (2001–), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1999–), MGM Mirage, Rally's Inc., Sara Lee (1983–), Schlitz Brewing, and WICOR Inc.
  • He has been president of All-Pro Broadcasting, operators of radio stations KHTI, KATY-FM, WLDB-FM, WLUM-FM, and WZTI since 1976. Davis' son is actor Duane Davis.
  • He also has a daughter, Lori Davis

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