Troy Davis (gridiron football)
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 14, 1975 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Miami, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Miami (FL) Southridge | ||||||||||
| College: | Iowa State | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 62 | ||||||||||
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| Attempts: | 150 |
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| Rushing yards: | 446 |
| Receptions: | 36 |
| Receiving yards: | 237 |
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| Attempts: | 1,307 |
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| Rushing yards: | 6,715 |
| Rushing TDs: | 36 |
| Kick return yards: | 1,184 |
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Troy Davis (born September 14, 1975) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Iowa State University where he was a Heisman finalist. Troy Davis twice earned All-American honors and was the first and only NCAA Division I-A running back to rush for over 2,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. In 2016, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He played professionally for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL, and was a member of the Eskimos' Grey Cup championship team in 2005.
Davis was born in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Southridge High School, where he was a standout high school football player for the Southridge Spartans.
Davis attended Iowa State University, and played for the Iowa State Cyclones football team from 1993 to 1996. He set numerous Cyclone team records, including most career rushing yards (4,382), total rushing yards in a single season (2,185), rushing yards in a game (378, vs. Missouri, rushing attempts in a game (53, vs. then-Division I-AA Northern Iowa, most rushing touchdowns in a game (5, vs. UNLV and vs. Northern Iowa), most 100-yard rushing games in a season (11) and career (21), most 200-yard rushing games in a season (5) and career (9), and most consecutive 100-yard rushing games (17, during 1995 and 1996 seasons), and most consecutive games scoring a touchdown (10, during 1995 and 1996 seasons). He also holds the Iowa State Cyclones football record for most career rushing touchdowns (36) and is tied for first for most career total touchdowns (38). He became the first running back in NCAA Division I-A (now Football Bowl Subdivision) history to gain 2,000 yards in two different seasons. During his 3 seasons at ISU, the Cyclones finished last in the Big Eight standings in his sophomore and junior seasons and last in the Big 12 North division standings. Davis played for head coaches Jim Walden and for the final two years of his ISU career, Dan McCarney.
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