Ernest Davis
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Ernest Davis, better known as Ernie Davis, was a pioneering American college football running back who became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ernest Davis canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1950s
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early 1960s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Heisman Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| college | Syracuse University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeamNumber | 44 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-12-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1963-05-18 ⓘ |
| draftedBy |
Cleveland Browns
NERFINISHED
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Washington Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1962 NFL Draft ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Syracuse University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
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| genreOfBiographicalWork | sports drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 6 ft 2 in ⓘ |
| inspired | subsequent African American college football players ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberRetiredBy | Syracuse University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Syracuse Orange football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ernest Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Ernie Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first African American to win the Heisman Trophy ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering African American college football star ⓘ |
| notableTeammate | Jim Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | American football player ⓘ |
| overallDraftPickNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Salem, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | running back ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Elmira, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedByCollegeConference | Eastern Independent (Syracuse at the time) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| subjectOf | The Express: The Ernie Davis Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 210 lb ⓘ |
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