Steve Davis (quarterback)

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Steve Davis (November 19, 1952 - March 17, 2013) was a quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1972–1976. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1976 Orange Bowl, when the Sooners won their 5th National Championship. Davis led the Sooners to a 32–1–1 record as their starting quarterback, and holds the NCAA record for winning percentage in that position. With Davis at the helm the Sooners won the National Championship in 1974 and 1975.^[1]^[2]^[3] Davis was also a color commentator for CBS Sports college football telecasts in the 1980s.

Davis was born on Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana but was raised in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Later in life a born again Christian, he featured as a speaker giving his Christian testimony. Davis died on March 17, 2013 when the small jet he was a passenger in crashed in South Bend, Indiana. ^[4]

References

↑ "Oklahoma Earns National Title". The Telegraph (Nashua, New Hampshire). UPI. 1976-01-03. p. 12. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
↑ "Sooners explode to claim victory". Rome News-Tribune (Rome, Georgia). UPI. 1974-12-01. p. 2D. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
↑ Tramel, Berry (2009-06-11). "Davis humbled by devotion of OU fans". The Daily Oklahoman. Retrieved 2010-05-06. "Davis, 32-1-1 as a starter and the quarterback on the Sooners’ 1974 and 1975 national title teams..."
↑ "Family ID's OU's Steve Davis as plane crash victim". The Tulsa World. Retrieved 2013-03-18.

v t e 1974 Oklahoma Sooners football—AP national champions

Karl Baldischwiler Dean Blevins Billy Brooks Sam Claphan Steve Davis Zac Henderson Randy Hughes Horace Ivory Elvis Peacock Tony Peters Lee Roy Selmon Dewey Selmon Rod Shoate Joe Washington Head coach: Barry Switzer Assistant coaches: Galen Hall Larry Lacewell Rex Norris Jerry Pettibone

v t e 1975 Oklahoma Sooners football—consensus national champions

Karl Baldischwiler Dean Blevins Billy Brooks Sam Claphan Steve Davis Zac Henderson Daryl Hunt Horace Ivory Reggie Kinlaw Elvis Peacock Lee Roy Selmon Dewey Selmon Billy Sims Uwe von Schamann Joe Washington Head coach: Barry Switzer Assistant coaches: Galen Hall Rex Norris

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Name	Davis, Steve
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	November 19, 1952
Place of birth	Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier City, Louisiana
Date of death	March 17, 2013
Place of death	South Bend, Indiana

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