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A dream Cleveland Browns backfield of Ernie Davis and Jim Brown never happened after Davis was diagnosed with leukemia and died before he could play a down in the NFL. The connection of the all ...
Exactly 60 years earlier, Ernie Davis, the first pick of the 1962 draft and with the Browns for a very brief time, died from leukemia on May 18, 1963. Davis was born in New Salem, Pennsylvania ...
The city of Mount Vernon padlocked Mega Beverage in May 2016 over fire code violations. Its owner said he was a victim of political retribution.
Davis’s jersey is part of Lelands 2024 Summer Classic Auction which began on June 9 at noon and will continue until June 29 at 10 p.m. The starting bid for the jersey was $5,000, and the current ...
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) - Ernie Davis' name will forever ring throughout the College Football Hall of Fame halls. The three-time All-American running back for Syracuse broke every record set by ...
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Elmira football legend Ernie Davis’ name continues to be remembered. Davis was the first Black football player to ever win college football’s Heisman Trophy while at ...
Two footballs featuring Davis’s signature are currently up for auction through Lelands. One of the footballs was signed by ...
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Friday, Dec. 6, was a day of remembrance in Elmira as the community honored Elmira native and Heisman Trophy winner, Ernie Davis, on Ernie Davis Day. Davis was only 23 and ...
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The 62nd ever Ernie Davis Award will be presented Thursday. For over six decades, it’s the award that’s ...
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A special day of honor is coming to Elmira next week. The second annual Ernie Davis Day will hit The Clemens Center on Friday, December 6 at 9:30 AM. On December 6 ...
Richard (Rick) Ernest Davis, devoted father and husband passed away peacefully on August 28, 2024 in Cochran, Georgia at the age of 71 after a full life. He was a native of Macon, born on January ...