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| Position | Guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1933-02-19)February 19, 1933 Heavener, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, 2015(2015-02-15) (aged 81) Poteau, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Heavener (OK) |
| College | Arizona |
| NFL draft | 1958: 15th round, 174th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Jack Owen Davis (February 19, 1933 – February 15, 2015) was an American professionalfootballguard who played one season with theDenver Broncos of theAmerican Football League (AFL). He was selected by theWashington Redskins of theNational Football League (NFL) in the fifteenth round of the1958 NFL draft. He first enrolled at theUniversity of Oklahoma before transferring to theUniversity of Arizona. Davis attendedHeavener High School inHeavener, Oklahoma.[1]
Davis playedhigh school football for the Heavener High School Wolves.[2] He was a three-year varsityletterman and team captain for the Wolves.[2] He earned All-League honors his junior and senior seasons.[2] Davis was also a four-year varsity letterman in baseball and a two-year varsity letterman in basketball.[2]
Davis first playedcollege football from 1951 to 1952 for theOklahoma Sooners of theUniversity of Oklahoma.[2] He served in theUnited States Marine Corps from 1953 to 1955 where he also played football inSan Diego andCamp Pendleton.[2]
Upon his honorable discharge from the Marines, Davis was a three-year varsity letterman for theArizona Wildcats of theUniversity of Arizona. He was also a team captain for the Wildcats and played in the 1957All-American All-Star game. He received hisMasters of Education from the University of Arizona in 1959.[2]
Davis was selected by theWashington Redskins of the NFL with the 174th pick of the1958 NFL draft and was released by the team before the start of the1958 season.[1][3] He played for the Tucson Rattlers of the Pacific Football Conference in 1958.[3][4] He played in two games for the AFL'sDenver Broncos in 1960.[1]
Davis washead coach ofPage High School in 1959, finishing the season with a 9–1 record.[3] He then had stints as head coach of Coolidge High School inCoolidge, Arizona in 1960,Imperial High School inImperial, California from 1961 to 1963 andCentral Union High School inEl Centro, California in 1964.[2][3] He won two league championship in Imperial, California.[2]
Davis then served as head coach ofHueneme High School inOxnard, California from 1965 to 1973 and set a school record for wins with a 43–34–4 record.[2] He was head coach ofApache Junction High School inApache Junction, Arizona from 1974 to 1975 and won a state championship.[2][3] He was later head coach ofOxnard High School in Oxnard, California from 1979 to 1992 and established a school record for wins with a 92–53–3 record. Davis also set a record for most years coached in theChannel League with 21.
He chosen by theCIF and United Savings-Helms Athletic Foundation as an assistant coach in 1971 and as head coach in 1972 of the California Prep All-Stars that beat the Hawaii Prep All-Stars in the Aloha Senior Football Classic.[2][3] He also coached the West team in the 1987Ventura County All-Star game.
Davis was inducted into the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]
Davis organized the firstbooster club in theOxnard Union High School District.[2] He also helped organize the first Youth Football program in Oxnard and was facility director for the Oxnard annual4th of July fireworks show for eight years.[2] He received the Oxnard Union High School District superintendent Most Inspirational Employees Service Award in 1989.[2]
He went missing from his home on February 9, 2015. His body was found in aravine on February 15, 2015.[5]