Robert Thomas Davis

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Bob Davis
Position (s):
Offensive tackle 		Jersey number (s):
59
born on May 3, 1927 in Columbus , Georgia
died on June 12, 2010 in Gastonia , North Carolina
Career information
Active : 1948
NFL Draft : 1947 / Round: 6 / Pick: 44
College : Georgia Tech
Teams
Career statistics
Games played     12
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

  • No notable successes

Robert Thomas "Bob" Davis junior (born May 3, 1927 in Columbus , Georgia , † June 12, 2010 in Gastonia , North Carolina ) was an American football player and politician .

Life

Robert Thomas Davis Jr. was the son of Robert Thomas Davis and his wife Mary Avant Davis and grew up with a brother. Davis was captain of the football team and the basketball team of the Georgia Institute of Technology . He later played for the Boston Yanks in the National Football League .

Davis served in the United States Army . After his sporting career, he worked in the textile industry . He was also a member of the Columbus City Commission for eight years , and in 1956 he was mayor of Columbus, Georgia. At the time of his mayor election, Davis, 28, was vice president of Swift Spinning mill . During his further professional career, he served as President, CEO and Director of various other spinning mills .

Davis was inducted into the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame and the State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame . He was married and had children.

Web links

  • Obituary , June 14 - June 17, 2010, Gaston Gazette

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Davis statistics on nfl.com
  2. ^ List of Mayors of Columbus, Georgia , Columbus City website
  3. ^ The Kansas City Times , 27, Jan. 3, 1956
personal data
SURNAME Davis, Robert Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Davis, Robert T.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH June 12, 2010
Place of death Gastonia , North Carolina