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Art Davis at Mississippi State, 1955
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Running back, Mississippi State, 1952–⁠55

Art Davis

Born
Nov 29, 1934, in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Died
Jan 29, 2021

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Art Davis played running back at Mississippi State (1952–⁠55). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Davis in the first round, No. 5 overall in the 1956 NFL Draft.

Best season
1954
SEC Player of the Year and First-team All-SEC
Drafted
No. 5
Overall, 1956 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Honors

All-America: FWAA 1955; NEA second team 1955

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

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