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Plaque on statue, Ernie Davis Academy, Elmira, New York. Davis played football for coach Ben Schwartzwalder at Syracuse University from 1959 to 1961, and went on to national fame in each of those three seasons, twice winning first-team All-American honors.
Ernie Davis became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy before his life was tragically cut short by leukemia at the age of 23.
Ernie Davis' only real NFL footnote was that, as part of a trade between Washington and Cleveland in 1962, he became the first black player drafted first overall.
Ernie, she said, exuded class despite going to college in what really was a segregated city. Just beyond campus, the black community was confined to homes in the 15th Ward.
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story is a 2008 American sports drama film produced by John Davis and directed by Gary Fleder. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Charles Leavitt from a 1983 book Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, authored by Robert C. Gallagher.
Ernie Davis, the “Elmira Express” who was the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, came from humble beginnings, but persevered into prominence and the history books. As we reflect on Davis during Black History Month, his life — cut too short at 23 — had an impact that much beyond the gridiron.
Ernie Davis succeeded at every venue, a three-sport standout in high school, a two-time All-American halfback at Syracuse.
The Express: Directed by Gary Fleder. With Rob Brown, Dennis Quaid, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Omar Benson Miller. A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Signature game. Jan. 1, 1960 - Four days before top-ranked, undefeated and untied Syracuse met No. 2 Texas in the Cotton Bowl, No. 44 pulled a hamstring. Five minutes before game-time, Syracuse ...
A three-time All-American halfback and 1961 Heisman Trophy winner, Ernie Davis led Syracuse University to the national championship as a sophomore and was in...