Willie Davis (defensive end)
American football player (1934-2020)
William Delford Davis[1][2][3][4] (July 24, 1934 – April 15, 2020) was an American football defensive end and businessman. Davis played football at Grambling State University. Davis spent 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), playing for the Cleveland Browns and the Green Bay Packers. Davis was born in Lisbon, Louisiana. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
Davis died on April 15, 2020 at a hospital in Santa Monica, California of kidney failure, aged 85.[5]
References
change- ↑ Carlson, Chuck (2004). Game of My Life: Memorable Stories of Packer Football. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 57. ISBN 1582618143. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Willie Davis - Class of 1981". Packers.com. Green Bay Packers, Inc. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ↑ "FNF Company Profile and Executives - William Delford Davis, 80". wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Willie Davis statistics". Pro-Football-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ↑ Christl, Cliff (April 15, 2020). "Packers legend Willie Davis dies at 85". Green Bay Packers, Inc. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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