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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1952)}}
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| name = Anthony Davis
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|9|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Huntsville, Texas]], U.S.
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| number = 28
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| position1 = [[Running back]]
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 190
| highschool = [[San Fernando High School|San Fernando]] {{nowrap|([[Los Angeles, California]])}}
| college = [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
| NFLDraftedYear = 1975
| NFLDraftedRound = [[1975 NFL Draft#Round two|2]]
| NFLDraftedPick = 37
| NFLDraftedTeam = [[1975 New York Jets season|New York Jets]]
| playing_years1 = 1975
| playing_team1 = [[Southern California Sun]] ([[World Football League|WFL]])
| playing_years2 = 1976
| playing_team2 = [[1976 Toronto Argonauts season|Toronto Argonauts]] ([[Canadian Football League|CFL]])
| playing_years3 = 1977
| playing_team3 = [[1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ([[National Football League|NFL]])
| playing_years4 = 1978
| playing_team4 = [[1978 Houston Oilers season|Houston Oilers]] (NFL)
| playing_years5 = 1978
| playing_team5 = [[1978 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]] (NFL)
| playing_years6 = 1983
| playing_team6 = [[Los Angeles Express (USFL)|Los Angeles Express]] ([[United States Football League|USFL]])
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| honors = All-WFL ([[World Football League#1975 All-WFL Team|1975]])
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'''Anthony Davis''' (born September 8, 1952), also known as "'''A.D.'''",<ref name=LAT112210>Lance Pugmire, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-anthony-davis-20101123,0,4938273.story For former USC star Anthony Davis, college football fame never translated into fortune], ''Los Angeles Times'', November 22, 2010, Accessed November 23, 2010.</ref> is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[running back]]. He played in four professional leagues: the [[World Football League]] (WFL), [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL), [[National Football League]] (NFL), and [[United States Football League]] (USFL).

Davis played [[college football]] and [[College baseball|baseball]] at the [[USC Trojans|University of Southern California]] (USC), where he was part of five national championships, two in [[USC Trojans football|football]] and three in [[USC Trojans baseball|baseball]].

==College career==
Davis was a consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] in [[1974 College Football All-America Team|1974]], and led the [[1974 USC Trojans football team|USC Trojans]] in rushing, scoring and kick return yardage for three consecutive seasons. He is especially remembered for scoring 11 [[touchdown]]s in three games against [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]].  In a 45–23 USC win on December 2, [[1972 USC Trojans football team|1972]], he scored six touchdowns which set a school single game record. Two of those scores came on [[kickoff return]]s. He returned the opening [[Kickoff (American football)|kickoff]] 97 yards for a [[touchdown]] after Notre Dame won the [[Coin toss#Coin flipping in dispute resolution|coin toss]] and chose to kick. After Notre Dame scored on a short pass and narrowed the Trojans' lead, he returned the following [[Kickoff (American football)|kickoff]] 96 yards for a [[touchdown]]. In this game, Davis had three kickoff returns for a total of 218 yards, an average of 72.7 yards per&nbsp;return.<ref name=spree>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IalVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2027%2C434740 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Davis' spree leads USC to 45-23 rout |date=December 3, 1972 |page=1B}}</ref> This set an [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] record for the highest average gain per return in a single game.  In his career as a Trojan he returned 37 kickoffs for 1,299 yards, an [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] record 35.1 yard average. His six career kickoff returns for touchdowns set an NCAA record which stood until 2009, when it was broken by [[C. J. Spiller]] of [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson]]. Davis' kickoff return average of 42.5 yards in 1974, is the highest kickoff return average for any single season leader ever.  He was also the first [[Pacific-10 Conference#Pacific-8|Pacific-8 Conference]] player to rush for more than 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons – 1,191 in 1972; 1,112 in 1973 and 1,469 in 1974. For his career at USC, he carried the ball 784 times for 3,772 yards and 44 touchdowns.<!-- In his senior year (1974) he was a unanimous Consensus All-American selection.--> Davis was also a repeat ([[1973 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team|1973]], [[1974 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team|1974]]) first-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-8 Conference]] selection.  He was also the third multiple recipient of the [[W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy]], awarded each year to the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. Davis won the Voit trophy in 1972 and 1974.

On November 30, [[1974 USC Trojans football team|1974]], he started an amazing rally which brought the Trojans back from a 24–0 second quarter deficit against #4 ranked [[1974 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] to a 55–24 win. Just before halftime, he scored on a seven-yard [[lateral pass]] from quarterback [[Pat Haden]]. Davis found paydirt a second time on a 102-yard [[kickoff return]] to open the second half. With only 3:25 elapsed in the third quarter, Davis scored a third touchdown on a six-yard run. Then with still 8:37 left in the same quarter, Davis added his fourth and final [[touchdown]] of the game on a four-yard dash, dropped to his knees, went into his "[[Touchdown celebration|endzone dance]]", then added a [[two-point conversion]] and the Trojans had the lead 27–24. Incredibly, Davis had scored 26 of the Trojans' first 27 points.<ref name=htwodsh>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wsdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3272%2C141454 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Davis' 102-yard dash ignites SC, 55-24 |date=December 1, 1974 |page=1D}}</ref><ref name=tcqu>{{cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1974/12/09/that-california-earthquake |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Jares |first=Joe |title=That California earthquake |date=December 9, 1974 |page=30}}</ref>

In [[1974 NCAA Division I football season|1974]], [[Heisman Trophy]] ballots were due prior to the end of the season and before that year's USC-Notre Dame game. He finished second in the [[1974 NCAA Division I football season#Heisman Trophy|voting]] to [[Archie Griffin]] of [[1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]. Afterward, Heisman voting took place after all the regular season games had been played. From 1972 to 1974, with Davis as the [[Halfback (American football)|tailback]] the Trojans compiled a {{winpct|31|3|2|record=y}} record, three conference titles, two [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] victories in three appearances and two [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championships]]. He accumulated 24 school, conference, and NCAA records, including over 5,400 [[all-purpose yards]] and 52 touchdowns.

Davis' talents were not just limited to football, he was also successful in [[baseball]] as an [[outfielder]] and switch-hitter on USC's [[1972 USC Trojans baseball team|1972]], [[1973 USC Trojans baseball team|1973]], and [[1974 USC Trojans baseball team|1974]] [[College World Series]] champion baseball teams.<ref name=LAT112210/> Playing with wood bats at the time, Davis hit .273 with six [[home run]]s, 45 [[Run batted in|RBIs]] and 13 [[stolen base]]s for the Trojans' 1974 team.

During his Trojan career, Davis won five national championships – two in football, three in baseball.<ref name=LAT112210/> As a two-sport standout, Davis holds the distinction of being the only player in school history to start for a national champion football team (1972) and a national champion baseball team (1974). He did not finish his degree at USC.<ref name=LAT112210/>

The Notre Dame vs. USC game on November 27, [[2004 USC Trojans football team|2004]] was titled "Anthony Davis Day", in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the record-breaking game.

While at USC, Davis was on the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine three times, including one foldout.<ref name=tcqu/><ref name=unbuim>{{cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1973/10/01/undefeated-but-improving |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title=Undefeated but improving |last=Underwood |first=John |date=October 1, 1973 |page=22}}</ref><ref name=twasag>{{cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1973/11/05/twas-a-great-day-for-the-irish |magazine=Sports Illustrated |title='Twas a great day for the Irish |last=Putnam |first=Pat |date=November 5, 1973 |page=30}}</ref> He&nbsp;was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in<!--December 6,--> late 2005 in New York City, and enshrined on August 12, 2006, in [[South Bend, Indiana]].

==Professional career==
The [[1975 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]] selected him in the fourth round of the [[Major League Baseball Draft|1975 January amateur entry draft]] (83rd overall pick) for [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB); however he rejected them, thinking they would be unable to meet his salary demands.<ref name=LAT112210/>

===World Football League===
Davis was selected by the [[1975 New York Jets season|New York Jets]] in the [[1975 NFL Draft#Round two|second round]] of the [[1975 NFL Draft]], 37th overall.  At the time, the Jets had veteran quarterback [[Joe Namath]] and offered a major stage, but the team's management were not willing to give in to his contract demands.<ref name=LAT112210/>  In [[1975 World Football League season|1975]], Davis opted to play for the [[Southern California Sun]] of the upstart [[World Football League]] (WFL); he signed a five-year, $1.7-million deal that reportedly included a $200,000 cash bonus and a [[List of Rolls-Royce motor cars|Rolls-Royce]].<ref name=LAT112210/>

He led the WFL in rushing with 1,200 yards on 239 carries and 16 touchdowns at the time of its demise. He also caught 40 passes for 381 yards and one touchdown, while on kickoff returns he ran back 9 for 235 yards and one touchdown. In all, he scored 18 TDs in the WFL for 133 points. His 16 touchdowns for rushing over 12 games is a WFL record. He also threw the ball and completed four of eleven attempts for 102 yards and a touchdown. The league folded during the season in October,<ref name=itovr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KNZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6366%2C6777086 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title='It's over' for WFL |date=October 22, 1975 |page=1E}}</ref><ref name=cllps>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zPJLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ce0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7184%2C3119091 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=World Football League collapses in hopeless debt |date=October 23, 1975 |page=34}}</ref><ref name=gossp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PW5YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3fcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6886%2C3074951 |work=The Bulletin  |location=(Bend, Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Ghost of season past kills WFL |date=October 23, 1975 |page=13}}</ref> and Davis moved&nbsp;on.

===Canadian Football League===
Davis headed to the [[Canadian Football League]] in [[1976 CFL season|1976]], and became the league's first "million dollar man." His time with the [[1976 Toronto Argonauts season|Toronto Argonauts]] was not happy; his star ego clashed with CFL legend and Argos' head coach [[Russ Jackson]]'s idea of a team player as a receiver. He rushed 104 times for 417 yards, caught 37 passes for 408 yards, and scored four touchdowns; Davis later stated that his heart wasn't in it with playing for the Argonauts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=John |date=1990-07-14 |title=WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: ANTHONY DAVIS : A.D.'s Past Always Present : Notre Dame Nemesis Treasures Long Run as USC, Valley Legend |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-14-sp-271-story.html |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

During the final regular season game against the [[1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] (in [[Hamilton, Ontario]]), Argonauts [[quarterback]] [[Matthew Reed]], desperate to find an open receiver, threw an [[incomplete pass]] to Davis. When Reed returned to the bench, assistant coach [[Joe Moss]] told him never to throw the ball to Davis again; he had one carry and called himself the most expensive passing decoy in football.<ref name=awhtmtf>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qD9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VT4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=4252%2C2140688 |work=The Leader-Post |location=(Regina, Saskatchewan)|agency=Canadian Press |last=Campbell |first=Neil |title=Argos work hard to maintain tradition |date=November 8, 1976 |page=16}}</ref>

===National Football League===
The [[1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] had acquired the NFL rights to Davis in the [[1976 NFL expansion draft]], with his old USC head coach [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]] hoping to turn some new magic, but Davis' NFL career was a disappointment. Tampa Bay had lost all fourteen games in [[1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|1976]], and injuries to the Bucs' top two quarterbacks in the [[1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season#Preseason|preseason]] put extra pressure on the offense. In eleven games for the Bucs in [[1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|1977]], he rushed 95 times for 297 yards (3.1 yard average), caught eight passes, and scored a touchdown.

In {{nfly|1978}}, Davis played two games for the [[1978 Houston Oilers season|Houston Oilers]], where he broke his leg in the same spot twice in one seaso. He later played two games for the [[1978 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]], where he rushed three times for seven yards.

===United States Football League===
In the spring of [[1983 USFL season|1983]] at age thirty, over four years after he last played with the Rams, Davis had a short stint with the [[Los Angeles Express (USFL)|Los Angeles Express]] of the new [[1983 USFL season|USFL]], rushing twelve times for 32 yards.

==After football==
Following his football career, Davis found initial success as a [[real estate developer]] in the 1980s and early 1990s, while also occasionally acting in minor film and television roles.<ref name=LAT112210/>

In 1990, Davis fulfilled a long-time dream and started playing professional baseball in the short-lived [[Senior Professional Baseball Association]], playing as an [[outfielder]] for the [[San Bernardino Pride]] club.<ref>[http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Gallery.cfm/sid/10076/1991-Pacific-Senior-League?PageIndex=10 1990 San Bernardino Pride]. ''The Trading Card Database''. Retrieved on March 7, 2016.</ref> The Pride had a record of 13-12 and were in third place when the league canceled the season on December 26, less than the halfway point in a planned 56-game schedule.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/27/sports/baseball-senior-baseball-season-canceled.html Baseball: Senior Baseball Season Canceled]. ''New York Times''. Retrieved on March 8, 2016.</ref>

In 2020, he was featured in the documentary "Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain" produced and directed by [[Jerri Sher]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=QUIET EXPLOSIONS opens exclusively at the Laemmle in Glendale, CA Oct. 8-14 – Jewish News and Israel news – Breaking News |url=https://jewishnews.com/2021/10/08/quiet-explosions-opens-exclusively-at-the-laemmle-in-glendale-ca-oct-8-14/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=jewishnews.com}}</ref> The film discusses [[Chronic traumatic encephalopathy|CTE]], a degenerative brain disease from repetitive brain trauma that Davis suffers from.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Quiet Explosions' at SpIFF features Rypien, Spokane {{!}} The Spokesman-Review |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/feb/28/quiet-explosions-at-spiff-features-rypien-spokane/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=www.spokesman.com}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA major college yearly punt and kickoff return leaders]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Footballstats |nfl=anthony-davis-4|cfl= |afl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |fox= |si= |pfr=DaviAn00 |dbf= |rotoworld=}}
* {{IMDb name|0204183}}
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