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	Glenn Davis \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Davis ranked among the National League's most feared power hitters in the late 1980's and was arguably the only legitimate home run threat to inhabit Houston's lineup in the years between Jimmy Wynn and Jeff Bagwell.
		1986 was Davis' first full season in the majors, and the 25-year-old hit.265 with 32 doubles, 31 HR, and 101 RBI to finish second behind Mike Schmidt in the NL MVP voting as the Astros won the NL West.
		As a child, Davis was adopted by the family of future ML pitcher Storm Davis, from whom he took his last name.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/D/Davis_Glenn.stm (642 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Heisman Winner Glenn Davis, Army Halfback in the '40s, Dies
		Glenn Davis, a Heisman Trophy-winning football star with Army in the 1940s, whose exploits on the field helped buoy the spirits of Americans on the front lines and on the home front during World War II, died March 9 of prostate cancer in La Quinta, Calif. He was 80.
		Davis petitioned for an early release from his military commitment, his request was denied by the secretary of the Army.
		Davis, who survives her husband, is the only woman to have married two winners of the Heisman.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A25681-2005Mar10?language=printer (846 words)

	Army's '46 Heisman winner Davis dead of cancer at 80 \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Glenn Woodward Davis, a native of Claremont and the son of a bank manager, was a football star at Bonita High School in LaVerne, playing alongside his twin, Ralph, who became an outstanding shot-putter at West Point.
		Davis scored a collegiate-record 20 touchdowns in 1944 and was runner-up to Les Horvath of Ohio State in the Heisman balloting as Army went 9-0, averaged 56 points a game and was voted the nation's No. 1 team.
		Davis is survived by his third wife, Yvonne; his son, Ralph, of California; his stepson, John Slack III, of Baton Rouge, La., from his marriage to the former Harriet Slack, who died in 1995; a sister, Mary Gammons, of Pomona; and four grandchildren.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050310/news_2s10davis.html (845 words)

	Glenn Davis Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Glenn Woodward Davis was born December 25, 1925, in Claremont, California (some sources say December 26, 1924, in Burbank, California), with a fraternal twin brother, Ralph.
		Davis declined to pursue baseball because after fulfilling his military commitment, he would have been very old for a major league rookie at the time and feared he would not be able to catch up.
		Davis was also a track star, though he did not pursue it as seriously as football and baseball.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/glenn-davis (1796 words)

	Glenn Davis: The Real Touchdown Twin
		Glenn Davis had already distinguished himself as an athlete, being a four-letter man in high school and winning the Knute Rockne trophy as Southern California's outstanding schoolboy track star.
		Red Blaik had once commented about Davis that he was "as bashful as a girl on her first date, even though he is an All-America." That may have been true, but it did not stop the very eligible bachelor from being seen with a number of Hollywood's most attractive young starlets.
		Davis had lead the Rams in rushing, scoring seven touchdowns, but thought the injury he had suffered during The Spirit of West Point's filming and the four-year layoff had taken their toll on his skills.
	www.davidpietrusza.com /Davis.html (1581 words)

	JackHammerBaseball.com - Profile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Glenn was the first Vanderbilt player selected in the first round since shortstop Joey Cora was selected in the first round of the ’85 June draft by San Diego.
		Glenn was assigned to Single-A Advanced San Bernadino where he batted.246 (56-for-228) with nine home runs and 36 RBI in 64 games played.
		Glenn finished his college career ranked as the school’s second all-time leader in home runs (43) and fourth all-time leader in RBI (160).
	www.jackhammerbaseball.com /profile.asp?ID=116 (796 words)

	Sports: Army's 'Mr. Outside,' Glenn Davis, dies at 80
		Blanchard won a Heisman in 1945 and Davis the next year, when he also was voted the Associated Press male athlete of the year, the first football player to be so honored.
		Davis' career average of 8.3 yards a carry remains the major-college record.
		But while filming a football scene, Davis made a cut, twisted his right knee and collapsed with what he later said were torn ligaments "It was the end of me," he said.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/03/10/news_pf/Sports/Army_s__Mr_Outside___.shtml (701 words)

	Heisman Mourns The Loss Of Trophy-Winning Halfback, Glenn Davis :: Davis starred as a halfback for Army when it won ...
		Glenn Davis will be buried at West Point, near his former coach, Col. Earl "Red" Blaik, according to his son.
		Davis scored his first Army touchdown on a 4-yard run in a 27-0 season-opening win over Villanova, threw a touchdown pass in a 42-0 win over Colgate, ran 82 yards for a score in a 52-0 shellacking of Columbia, and returned a kick 75 yards for a touchdown in a 39-7 victory over Yale.
		Davis, who also lettered in baseball, track and basketball, visited West Point for the final time in October to be inducted into Army's Sports Hall of Fame.
	www.heisman.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/031005aaa.html (790 words)

	[Deathwatch] Glenn Davis, athlete, 80
		As a plebe, or freshman, in 1943, Davis scored eight touchdowns and was seventh in the nation in total offense for an Army team that was 7-2-1.
		Davis scored a collegiate-record 20 touchdowns in 1944 and was runner-up to Les Horvath of Ohio State in the Heisman balloting.
		Davis joined the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams in 1950 after serving in the infantry and was voted to the Pro Bowl.
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2005-March/001058.html (821 words)

	Glenn Davis - RBIdb
		Glenn Davis is the starting first baseman and cleanup hitter for Houston on the NES version of RBI.
		Davis is known as the only power hitter on a brutally weak Houston lineup.
		In 1991, Davis was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for future MLB greats Steve Finley and Curt Schilling.
	dee-nee.com /wiki/index.php/Glenn_Davis (360 words)

	Vanderbilt Commodores: The Official Internet Site of Vanderbilt Athletics
		Vanderbilt junior first baseman Glenn Davis was drafted in the first round by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Major League Baseball Draft on Tuesday.
		Davis, who was the 25th pick overall and the 12th college player selected, led the 1997 Commodores in home runs (18) and RBI (64).
		Davis was originally drafted out of high school in the 18th round by the Minnesota Twins in the 1994 draft after being named Philadelphia Player of the Year at Malvern Prep school as a senior.
	www.vanderbilt.edu /commodores/baseball/Releases/Davis.html (394 words)

	AskMen.com - Glenn Davis
		Glenn was an intimidating, hardnosed player, who loved to let his bat do the talking.
		Davis can be remembered in one anecdote, where he proclaimed he would hit a home run off a pitcher by the name of Pascual Perez.
		Glenn went on to play parts of three seasons with the Orioles, before retiring after the '93 season.
	www.askmen.com /sports/fanatic_60/61b_sports_fan.html (906 words)

	Glenn Robert Davis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Glenn Robert Davis (1914-1988) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Wisconsin's Second Congressional District from April 22, 1947 to January 3, 1957 and Wisconsin's Ninth Congressional District from January 3, 1965 to December 31, 1974.
		Glenn Davis was born on a small farm to a poor family in Vernon, Wisconsin on October 28, 1914.
		Davis was also the star shortstop for the "Washington Senators," a recreational baseball team made up solely of congressmen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glenn_Robert_Davis (834 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Glenn Davis, Heisman Trophy-winning 'Mr. Outside,' dead at 80
		Glenn Davis, the outstanding Southern California native who won the Heisman Trophy in 1946 and helped lead Army to three national championships, died Wednesday.
		Renowned for his speed, Davis was coming off a record-breaking career at Bonita High School in LaVerne, Calif., where he scored an amazing 256 points during his senior year, when he was persuaded to play for Army in 1943.
		Davis visited West Point for the final time in October to be inducted into Army's Sports Hall of Fame.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/college_football/20050309-1922-fbc-obit-davis.html (535 words)

	Big swap, huge flop - baltimoresun.com
		The addition of Davis figured to shore up an offense that was long on speed but short on power two seasons after the deal that sent Eddie Murray to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
		Davis, who had averaged 29 home runs a year in the spacious Astrodome from 1986 to 1990, hit just 10 in 1991, as a mysterious nerve problem caused the muscles behind his right shoulder to waste away.
		Davis was released by the Orioles in 1993 after hitting just one home run in 30 games.
	www.baltimoresun.com /sports/baseball/bal-sp.os5009jul09,0,2574375.story?coll=bal-sports-baseball (1061 words)

	Army Athletic Association to Salute Glenn Davis During Home Opener :: Lt. Gen. Lennox to Recognize Davis with Special ...
		Davis finished his career with a school-record 59 touchdowns, 354 points and 5,161 all-purpose yards.
		Davis was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1961 and was a charter member of the Army Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
		The "Salute to Glenn Davis Day" is the first of several promotions on the home football slate this fall.
	www.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/stories/081905abf.html (431 words)

	Glenn Davis Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Glenn Davis was born on Tuesday, March 28, 1961, in Jacksonville, Florida.
		Davis was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1984, with the Houston Astros.
		His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Glenn Davis baseball stats page.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=davisgl01 (303 words)

	VERDICT VINDICATES BALLPLAYER FEDERAL JURY AWARDS DAVIS $1.6 MILLION FOR BAR FIGHT INJURIES
		The two men traveled from Michigan and New Jersey to testify that Hampton threw the first punch, that he hit Davis twice when the ballplayer was on the ground, and that he celebrated after the beating by thrusting his fists into the air, letting out a whoop and slapping a high-five with another bouncer.
		Davis, 34, was one of the top power hitters in baseball in the late 1980s with the Houston Astros.
		Davis claimed that was because he missed so much playing time after the broken jaw.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960120/01200276.htm (901 words)

	Baseball Toaster: Mike's Baseball Rants : Baseball's Most Lopsided Trades—The Revenge of Glenn Davis
		Davis played parts of three seasons in Baltimore appearing in just 185 games and hitting a meager 24 home runs over that span.
		However, the one criticism I heard continually about the study on lopsided trades was that the Davis trade could not be the second most lopsided ever because Houston never got the best years from the two best players in the deal.
		Davis played two seasons as the Phils' mostly starting catcher, one was horrific and the other about average.
	mikesrants.baseballtoaster.com /archives/157853.html (1989 words)

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		Glenn Davis was a slugging first baseman selected in the first round of Supplemental Draft in January, 1981.
		As a full-time starter in 1986, Davis quickly became one of the most feared sluggers in the league.
		In 1991, Davis was shipped to Baltimore in an unpopular cost-cutting move that gained the team three future stars: Steve Finley, Curt Schilling and Pete Harnisch.
	www.astrosdaily.com /players/p/general/Davis_Glenn.html (615 words)

	Glenn Davis - Moviefone
		Glenn Davis batting, fielding and pitching major league baseball lifetime statistics for each season and his career, and a list of any post-season awards he...
		It was finally the year to win the Heisman for Army halfback Glenn Davis after compiling impressive point totals and finishing second the two previous years...
		Glenn Davis - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Glenn Davis Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/glenn-davis/17347/main (109 words)

	Army Heisman Winner Glenn Davis Dies at 80 » Outside The Beltway \| OTB
		Glenn Davis, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1946 and helped lead Army to three national championships, died Wednesday.
		Inside.” Davis scored 59 touchdowns and gained 4,129 yards in rushing and receiving in his college career.
		Davis and men like him were the true embodiment of the term “scholar-athlete.” They still exist, in abundance, but not so much in the big money sports at the major schools.
	www.outsidethebeltway.com /archives/2005/03/army_heisman_winner_glenn_davis_dies_at_80 (655 words)

	Glenn Davis Baseball Statistics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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		Davis now resides with his spouse in Huntsville, Alabama.
		Davis has authored and presented numerous papers at National Conferences across America.
		Glenn enjoys ocean cruising, motorcycle road burning, chess, baseball, poker, fljack and travel.
	www.publishedauthors.net /glenndavis/bio.html (61 words)

	USATODAY.com - Cape Cod baseball: Just about perfect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He was introduced as the starting left fielder for the East Division All-Stars, the most recent example of the wondrous opportunities that can unfold during the adventure that is a summer on the Cape.
		His last chance as a baseball player is to get signed by a major league club.
		Less than 24 hours after the most significant day of his baseball career, as the All-Stars were celebrated in Hyannis, Bourassa was down Route 28, back at work in the dairy section, making time and a half on a Sunday at the Super Stop & Shop.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/stories/2001-07-25-capecod-main.htm (1632 words)

	ESPN.com - Page2 - Readers: Worst deadline trades
		Davis' claim to fame in Baltimore is getting his jaw broken in a bar room brawl after being here a week!
		Glenn Davis was supposed to hammer homers out of newly built Camden Yards but a broken jaw and one bad back later, and he was out of the bigs within several years.
		I remember Peter Gammons on "Baseball Tonight" shortly after the trade was made saying that the Red Sox just traded away a future batting champion.
	espn.go.com /page2/s/list/readers/deadlineMLB.html (2411 words)

	Passing of true legend Glenn Davis this week - BuckeyePlanet Ohio State Forums
		I have been out of town for the past couple of weeks, but I was surprised that I didn't see a post about the death of Army's Glenn Davis this week.
		Matt Leinart's return next year allows him to chase the career achievements of both Archie Griffin and Glenn Davis.
		Glenn Davis' fame transcended the sport during and just after World War II.
	www.buckeyeplanet.com /forum/showthread.php?t=11465 (1119 words)

	Alvin Davis Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
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