Steve Davis
Quarterback, American football player
1952 – 2013
Who was Steve Davis?
Steve Davis was a quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1972–1976. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1976 Orange Bowl, when the Sooners won their 5th National Championship. Davis led the Sooners to a 32–1–1 record as their starting quarterback, and holds the NCAA record for winning percentage in that position. With Davis at the helm the Sooners won the National Championship in 1974 and 1975. Davis was also a color commentator for CBS Sports college football telecasts in the 1980s.
Davis was born on Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana but was raised in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Later in life a born again Christian, he featured as a speaker giving his Christian testimony. Davis died on March 17, 2013 when the small jet he was a passenger in crashed in South Bend, Indiana.
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1952
United States of America - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oklahoma
- Lived in
- Oklahoma
- Died
- Mar 17, 2013
South Bend
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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