Bob Davis (quarterback)
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 15, 1945 Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Neptune (Neptune Township, New Jersey) | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1967 / round: 2 / pick: 30 | ||||||||
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Robert Ellerslie Davis, Jr. (born September 15, 1945) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played at the University of Virginia. Davis played for the American Football League (AFL)'s Houston Oilers, for the National Football League (NFL)'s New York Jets and New Orleans Saints, and in the World Football League (WFL) in 1974 and 1975 for the Florida Blazers and Philadelphia Bell. 1974 was his best season as he completed 232 of 413 passes for 2977 yards with 21 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.
Davis played high school football at Neptune High School.[1]
Davis was a resident of the Wayside section of Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bob Davis[usurped], database Football. Accessed December 15, 2007.
- ^ Harvin, Al. "An Offseason Game; New Jersey Sports", The New York Times, January 12, 1973. Accessed December 15, 2007. "When Bob Davis was a senior at Neptune (N.J.) High School he had a decision to make-play basketball, or football. He chose football. "I was actually a much better basketball player in high school than I was a football player," says Davis, now a resident of Wayside, N.J., and the backup quarterback to Joe Namath of the New York Jets."
Categories:
- 1945 births
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- American football quarterbacks
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- Houston Oilers players
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- Players of American football from Long Branch, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Virginia Cavaliers football players
- American Football League players