Plaque on statue, Ernie Davis Academy, Elmira, New York Davis played football for coach Ben Schwartzwalder at Syracuse University from 1959 to 1961, and went on to national fame in each of those three seasons, twice winning first-team All-American honors.

2014年4月2日 · Ernie Davis became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy before his life was tragically cut short by leukemia at the age of 23.

2023年5月22日 · A dream Cleveland Browns backfield of Ernie Davis and Jim Brown never happened after Davis was diagnosed with leukemia and died before he could play a down in the NFL.

2025年1月16日 · Ernie Davis was an American collegiate gridiron football player who was the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy. As a student at Elmira (N.Y.) Free Academy, Davis was a high-school All-American in football and basketball.

2008年10月8日 · Ernie Davis' only real NFL footnote was that, as part of a trade between Washington and Cleveland in 1962, he became the first black player drafted first overall.

Ernie Davis, the “Elmira Express” who was the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, came from humble beginnings, but persevered into prominence and the history books. As we reflect on Davis during Black History Month, his life — cut too short at 23 — had an impact that much beyond the gridiron.

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.

2009年3月30日 · Ernie Davis is best known for being one of the greatest football players in college football history and the first black person to win the Heisman Trophy.

Ernie Davis was the first African American to win the coveted Heisman trophy. Playing at Syracuse, he broke Jim Brown's rushing, scoring and touchdown records and helped lead the team to a national championship.

2017年12月8日 · Ernie Davis died on May 18, 1963 at Cleveland Lakeside Hospital. He was 23 years old. But his legacy can be recalled anytime a black collegiate player takes home the Heisman.