Willie Davis

William Delford Davis

Position: DE-DT
Height: 6-3 Weight: 243 lbs.

Born: July 24, 1934 in Lisbon, LA
College: Grambling St.
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 15th round (181st overall) of the 1956 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 109 (80th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1981, finalist in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

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Hall of Fame

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Fine Details · Last updated Nov 9, 2011 3:32PM

All-Time Rank: #44. Ed Reed… #45. Gale Sayers… #46. Anthony Munoz… #47. WILLIE DAVIS… #48. Fran Tarkenton… #49. Emmitt Smith… #50. Brett Favre…

All-Time Rank: #44. Ed Reed… #45. Gale Sayers… #46. Anthony Munoz… #47. WILLIE DAVIS… #48. Fran Tarkenton… #49. Emmitt Smith… #50. Brett Favre…

Defense & Fumbles

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty	AV
1958	24	CLE	LDE	77	12	0															8
1959	25	CLE	ldt	77	12	0															4
1960	26	GNB	LDE	87	12	0							0	0	1	0	0				8
1961	27	GNB	LDE	87	14	0							0	0	3	0	0				8
1962+	28	GNB	LDE	87	14	0							0	0	3	0	1				20
1963*	29	GNB	LDE	87	14	0							0	0	4	10	0			1	13
1964*+	30	GNB	LDE	87	14	0							0	0	2	0	0				14
1965*+	31	GNB	LDE	87	14	0		1	21	0	21	0	0	0	2	0	0				16
1966*+	32	GNB	LDE	87	14	0							0	0	2	0	0				17
1967*+	33	GNB	LDE	87	14	0														1	16
1968	34	GNB	LDE	87	14	0							0	0	3	9	0				9
1969	35	GNB	LDE	87	14	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0				10
Career					162	0		2	21	0	21	0	0	0	22	19	1			2	143

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	FblTD	OthTD	AllTD	Sfty	Pts
1960	26	GNB	LDE	87	12		1	1		6
1962+	28	GNB	LDE	87	14	1		1		6
1963*	29	GNB	LDE	87	14				1	2
1967*+	33	GNB	LDE	87	14				1	2
Career					162	1	1	2	2	16

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?

NumYrs	Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3	Garin Veris, Rolf Krueger, Tony McGee, Jim Marshall, Jeff Lageman, Darren Howard, Vonnie Holliday, Marshall Harris, Jerry DeLoach, Curtis McGriff
4	Fred Dryer, Doug Atkins*, Chidi Ahanotu, Gary Johnson, Hollis Thomas, Joe Robb, Freddie Joe Nunn, Joe Johnson, Nolan Harrison, Lyle Alzado
5	Doug Atkins, Carl Eller, Pat Holmes, Michael Strahan, Kevin Carter, Simeon Rice, Bill Maas, Gerry Philbin, Joe Nash, Charles Mann
6	Dexter Manley, Dana Stubblefield, Kevin Carter, Doug Atkins*, Fred Dryer, Clyde Simmons, Mike Reid, Pat Holmes, Doug Betters, Gary Johnson
7	Fred Dryer, Richard Dent, Rulon Jones, Claude Humphrey, Fred Smerlas, Doug Atkins, Dana Stubblefield, Chris Doleman, Michael Carter, Gino Marchetti*
8	Richard Dent, Doug Atkins, Buck Buchanan*, Richard Seymour, Bill Stanfill, Neil Smith, Chris Doleman, Jim Katcavage, Michael Dean Perry, Michael Strahan
9	Deacon Jones, Dan Hampton, Richard Dent, Michael Strahan, Doug Atkins, Jason Taylor, Gino Marchetti, Ray Childress, Julius Peppers, Bruce Smith
10	Dan Hampton, Michael Strahan, Jason Taylor, Deacon Jones, Bruce Smith, Henry Jordan, Doug Atkins, Bob Lilly, John Randle*, Alex Karras
11	Michael Strahan, Doug Atkins, Jason Taylor, Dan Hampton, Deacon Jones, Gino Marchetti, Henry Jordan, John Randle, Richard Dent*, Alex Karras
12	Michael Strahan, Jason Taylor, Doug Atkins, Deacon Jones, Henry Jordan, Dan Hampton, Gino Marchetti, John Randle, Alex Karras, Jack Youngblood*
Career	Henry Jordan, Dan Hampton, Jason Taylor, Ray Childress, Deacon Jones, Michael Strahan, Richard Dent, Steve McMichael, Neil Smith, John Randle*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967	First-Team All-Pro 1962 1964 1965 1966 1967	Approximate Value 1962 NFL 20 (2/74) 1965 NFL 16 (6) 1966 NFL 17 (6) 1967 NFL 16 (9) Career 143 (85)	Approximate Value (Weighted) Career 109 (80)
Non-Offensive TDs 1960 NFL 1 (3) 1962 NFL 1 (8)	Fumbles Recovered 1963 NFL 4 (4) 1968 NFL 3 (8) Career 22 (67)	Fumble Return TD 1962 NFL 1 (1/39)	Safeties 1963 NFL 1 (1/19) 1967 NFL 1 (1/19) Career 2 (23)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1962	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1962	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1963	2nd Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1963	2nd Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1963	2nd Team	All-NFL	UPI
1964	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1964	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1964	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1964	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1965	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1965	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1965	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1965	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1965	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1966	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1966	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1966	1st Team	All-NFL	Pro Football Writers
1966	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1966	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1966	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI
1967	1st Team	All-Conf.	Sporting News
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	Associated Press
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News
1967	1st Team	All-NFL	UPI

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