Running back, USC, to 1974
Anthony Davis
Lettered 1972–74 (school media guide)
- Born
- Sep 8, 1952, in Huntsville, Texas
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Anthony Davis played running back at USC (to 1974). He finished second in the 1974 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1974. The New York Jets took Davis in round 2, No. 37 overall in the 1975 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2005College Football Hall of Fame
- 1972, 1973, 1974First-team All-Pac-8
- 1974Consensus All‑American
- 1974National leader in kickoff return average (42.5)
- 1974Second in the Heisman vote
Team titles: National champions, 1972 and 1974; Pac-8 champions, 1972, 1973 and 1974
All-America: consensus 1974; UPI second team 1972
Regional honors: W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy 1972, 1974; Pop Warner Trophy 1974
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | WFL | Southern California Sun |
| 1976 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1983 | USFL | Los Angeles Express |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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