As promised on Episode 18, here is the photo of Dennis Haysbert on the sideline at the Redskins game.
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March 16th, 2007 at 4:37 am
Glad someone snapped this photog of Dynamic Dennis @ a Redskins Game. Tx.
Davis was the first player taken in the 1962 NFL Draft, thus becoming the first African American to be taken 1st overall. Selected by the Washington Redskins, who then traded his rights to the Browns. However, the organization’s dream of pairing Davis with Jim Brown in the backfield took a tragic turn when Davis was diagnosed with leukemia during preparations for the 1962 College All-Star Game.
Davis would never play a game as a professional, with his only appearance at Cleveland Stadium coming during a 1962 preseason game in which he ran onto the field as a spotlight followed him. Following his death, the Browns retired Davis’ number, 45.
Davis was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979. During his time at Syracuse, Davis wore the same number 44 as Syracuse University alumnus Jim Brown, helping to establish a tradition at the school that was acknowledged on November 12, 2005, when the school retired the number in an on-field ceremony.
March 16th, 2007 at 4:39 am
As a sophomore in 1959, Ernie Davis led Syracuse to the NCAA Division I-A national football championship, capping an undefeated season with a 23-14 win over Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Ernie was voted Most Valuable Player of the 1960 Cotton Bowl and the 1961 Liberty Bowl.
Ernie Davis was awarded the Heisman Trophy for the 1961 season, which was his senior year at Syracuse University. It is interesting to note that Syracuse has had one national championship in football and one Heisman trophy winner, and Ernie Davis was responsible for both titles.