The next spring, Davis noticed more swelling and entered the hospital again. Two days later, on May 18, he died in his sleep. His tombstone reads: Ernie Davis / 1961 Heisman Trophy / 1939-1963.

Named in honor of the late-great Ernie Davis, the first Black player to ever win college football’s Heisman Trophy, “The Elmira Express” left an everlasting legacy in the game. Thursday’s ...

Seahawks legend Mack Strong shares the story of how Ernie Davis became the first Black Heisman winner. On the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and in celebration of ...

The next spring, Davis noticed more swelling and entered the hospital again. Two days later, on May 18, he died in his sleep. His tombstone reads: Ernie Davis / 1961 Heisman Trophy / 1939-1963.

The Heisman Trophy is the most illustrious individual ... Five years following his graduation, Orange running back Ernie Davis became the first Black player in college football history to win ...

Seahawks legend Mack Strong shares the story of how Ernie Davis became the first Black Heisman winner. Watch highlights from the Week 18 matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles ...

“The Express,” which opened nationwide October 10, profiles Ernie Davis, who in 1961 became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Davis might seem an odd subject for a movi ...

American Football (American) Player Ernie Davis was born Ernest R. Davis on 14th December, 1939 in New Salem-Buffington, Pennsylvania and passed away on 18th May 1963 Cleveland, Ohio USA aged 23. He ...

The effort is being put forth by Walker for the potential of earning the coveted Ernie Davis Scholarship Award. Davis, known best at the Elmira Express, won college football’s Heisman Trophy ...

Ernie Davis, who was an Elmira native, was played for Syracuse and was the first African-American football player to win the Heisman trophy back in 1961. Davis passed away at the age of 23 shortly ...

Travis Hunter became the second player for Colorado football to win the Heisman Trophy in December. The Heisman has been handed out annually since 1935 to the best player in college football.