Art Davis (American football)

Art Davis
No. 22, 45
Position:	Halfback / Defensive Back
Personal information
Born:	November 29, 1934; Clarksdale, Mississippi
Died:	January 29, 2021 (aged 86); Starkville, Mississippi
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Clarksdale; (Clarksdale, Mississippi)
College:	Mississippi State
NFL Draft:	1956 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1956);
Career highlights and awards
	1954 SEC Player of the Year (Nashville Banner / Atlanta Constitution); 1954 SEC Best Offensive Back (Atlanta Constitution); 1955 SEC Best Defensive Back (Atlanta Constitution); 1955 First Team All America (Look Magazine/FWAA); 1955 College Player of the Year (Look Magazine/FWAA); 1971 Mississippi State Athletic Hall of Fame; 1981 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame; 2004 SEC Football Legend; 2018 Mississippi State Football "Ring of Honor";

Arthur Ganong "Art" Davis (November 29, 1934 – January 29, 2021) was an American football player. He played at Mississippi State University in 1952-55 and for one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL) in 1956.

He died of Parkinson's disease on January 29, 2021, in Starkville, Mississippi at age 86.^[1]

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