Corbett Davis, 1937
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Running back, Indiana, to 1937

Corbett Davis

Born
Dec 8, 1914, in Lowell, Indiana
Died
May 28, 1968, in Houlton, Maine
Served
United States Army

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Corbett Davis played running back at Indiana (to 1937). The Cleveland Rams took Davis first overall in the 1938 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1937
Chicago Tribune Silver Football and First-team All-Big Ten
Drafted
No. 1
Overall, 1938 NFL Draft (Cleveland Rams)

Honors

All-America: All-America Board 1937; Liberty magazine 1937; Newsweek 1937; North American Newspaper Alliance 1937; INS second team 1937; NEA second team 1937; Central Press first team 1937; Walter Camp first team 1937

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.

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