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Glenn Woodward Davis (December 26, 1924 – March 9, 2005) was an American football halfback. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1946 while playing college football for the Army Cadets . Known as " Mr. Outside ", he played for Army from 1943 to 1946, receiving the Maxwell Award in 1944 and All-America honors three consecutive years from 1944 to 1946.
The offense was led by backs Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. Blanchard scored 114 points in 1945 and received both the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award as the best player in college football. [6] [7] [8] Davis rushed for 944 yards and led the nation with an average of 11.51 rushing yards per carry. [9]
The 1946 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Earl "Red" Blaik , the Cadets compiled a 9–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 263 to 80. [ 1 ]
Both Blanchard and Davis were placed in the final three-year group, the Class of 1947 (Davis had entered West Point in July 1943 but was turned back a year in 1944 for a deficiency in mathematics). In 1947, Blanchard played himself in the movie The Spirit of West Point. His West Point teammate Glenn Davis also played himself in the film.
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Glenn Davis (halfback) (1924–2005), known as "Mr. Outside", American football player; Glenn Davis (athlete) (1934–2009), known as "Jeep", Olympic runner and NFL wide receiver; Glenn Davis (sportscaster), American sports journalist, soccer player and coach; Glenn Davis (1990s baseball player) Glynn Davis (born 1991), American baseball player
Army defensive back Jabari Moore allowed Jameson Tucker to race past him for a catch and 31-yard score with 58 seconds left in the second quarter. Army’s defense got a three-play stop to open ...
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