Earnie Davis Timetine by Devin Malafis https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6 Sports History Quarterly 3 en-us 2021-02-23 14:13:20 UTC 2021-02-26 16:30:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Earnie Davis was born on December 14th, 1939 in New-Salem Buffington, Pennsylvania dmalafis21 https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1236416321 2021-02-24 14:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1236416321 Ernies parents split up when he was an infant in 1939. Ernie then had to be taken care of by his grandparents dmalafis21 https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1236501804 2021-02-24 14:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1236501804 Davis attended Elmira Free Academy where he excelled in sports like baseball, basketball, and football. He earned 2 All-American Honors while attending this school dmalafis21 https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1236536163 2021-02-24 14:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1236536163 Ernie Davis attends Syracuse University in 1958 to excell in his football career dmalafis21 https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1241113386 2021-02-25 14:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1241113386 July 2nd, 1959 Ernie David led Syracuse to their first NCAA win dmalafis21 https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1241183658 2021-02-25 14:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1241183658 On January 10th, 1960 Davis was the MVP at the Cotton Bowl dmalafis21 https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1241229526 2021-02-25 14:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1241229526 In May of 1961, Ernie Davis became the first African American to achieve the Heisman Trophy dmalafis21 https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1241284975 2021-02-25 14:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1241284975 Davis was the first pick of the 1962 NFL draft. He went to the Cleavlend Browns dmalafis21 https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1245864843 2021-02-26 16:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1245864843 In July of 1962 football trainers sent Davis to the hospital where he was then diagnosed with leukemia dmalafis21 https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1245881246 2021-02-26 16:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1245881246 Ernie Davis passed away on May 18 1963 due to monocytic leukemia dmalafis21 https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1245907472 2021-02-26 16:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dmalafis21/cqpmf7ic27gfudv6/wish/1245907472