Talk:Ernie Davis

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Retired Jersey Number

"Following his death, the Browns retired his number 44 jersey in honor of Davis."

Did the Browns retire jersey number 44 as the article indicates, or 45 as the side bar indicates, or both? 00:29, 29 September 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.121.40.226 (talk)

Defensive Position?

In the movie they show him playing defense. I assume back in the 60's it wasn't uncommon for players to play "iron man" and in addition to a running back he was also a linebacker or something, but I'm not sure. KenFehling (talk) 10:17, 12 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ken -- Davis played defensive back when he wasn't running wild on offense. The "two-way" player persisted well into the 60s, and perhaps beyond. For example, the great Syracuse fullback Larry Csonka (Miami Dolphins and Hall of Fame) also played linebacker for the Orange. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.98.115.100 (talk) 18:35, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ernest Davis

I will probably log in and join later, want to see how this works.

Did Mr. Davis ever marry the young lady in the movie (Sarah)? and what is John Brown's version of things since he says the movie did not accurately account Mr. Davis' life? He seemed to be a wonderful grounded young man and the others too.

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.81.45.22 (talk) 00:25, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When there is a discrepancy between what appears in the show and what someone from real life recalls, sometimes there is a statement accompanying the show, going something like this: "Certain incidents have been fictionalized for dramatic effect." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.63.16.82 (talk) 17:19, 3 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Significant Error

The article states that Jim Brown was Davis's teammate at Syracuse. This is incorrect. Davis entered SU as a freshman in 1958, played varsity football from '59 through '61. Brown's senior season with the Orangemen was 1956, his final game being the 1957 Cotton Bowl, against Texas Christian. He began his NFL career in '57. There's simply no way that Brown and Davis were teammates at Syracuse. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.98.115.100 (talk) 18:30, 28 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Davis' refusal to play for the Redskins

There are some sources stating that Davis demanded a trade from the Redskins, as he would not play for George Preston Marshall. This is stated on Marshall's Wikipedia page, as well as some other sources:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/book/pages/17.htm

http://books.google.com/books?id=W8pvThJ6lRMC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=ernie+davis+I+won%27t+play+for+that+S.O.B.&source=bl&ots=jDajCHf_58&sig=1c85rjd8RuhJhcNGQ3OIi51SxlE&hl=en&ei=AjWTTp-UN4Ty0gGatsgL&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEwQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=ernie%20davis%20I%20won%27t%20play%20for%20that%20S.O.B.&f=false

It is not noted on this page, and I think that it is entirely relevant. I will include it in the article. StrangeApparition2011 (talk) 18:29, 10 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done — If you check this article/page now, you will be pleased to see it included. Nicely done! — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 02:41, 2 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

        Alen Guner               Black History Month

Ernie Davis was a wonderful man who was born on December 14, 1939, in New Salem, PA; died on May 18, 1963, in Cleveland, OH  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.1.131.41 (talk) 00:56, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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contradictions asserted: 1979 or 2007?

The article says that Davis "was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in the fall of 1979, coinciding with the premiere of The Express" yet the "motion picture biography, The Express: The Ernie Davis Story, directed by Gary Fleder and based on the non-fiction book The Elmira Express: the Story of Ernie Davis by Robert C. Gallagher, began production in April 2007". --Doncram (talk) 09:52, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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