Clarence Davis
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 28, 1949 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Washington Prep | ||||||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1971 / Round: 4 / Pick: 97 | ||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 3,640 |
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| Average: | 4.5 |
| Touchdowns: | 28 |
| Return Yards: | 2,140 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Clarence Eugene Davis (born June 28, 1949) is a former American football running back who played with the National Football League's Oakland Raiders from 1971 to 1978.
Davis graduated from the University of Southern California and was a 1969 All-American. Davis played at East Los Angeles College and Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles prior to that.
In 1970 he was part of USC's "all-black" backfield (the first one of its kind in Division I (NCAA) history), that included fullback Sam Cunningham and quarterback Jimmy Jones. Davis was one of the five USC African American starters (along with Sam Cunningham, Jimmy Jones, Charlie Weaver and Tody Smith), that played against an all-white University of Alabama football team, winning 42-21 in Birmingham on September 12, 1970. This game was historically significant, because it played a key role in convincing the University of Alabama and its fan base to accelerate the integration of its football team.
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