Charlie Davis (running back)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1952)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Charlie Davis

|number=26

|position=Running back

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1952|1|16|mf=y}}

|birth_place=West Columbia, Texas, U.S.

|height_ft=5

|weight_lb=200

|height_in=11

|high_school=Columbia (TX)

|college=Colorado

|draftyear=1974

|draftround=2

|draftpick=48|pastteams=* Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1974}})

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1976}})

|highlights=

• Second-team All-American (1972)
• First-team All-Big Eight (1972)
• 2× Second-team All-Big Eight (1971, 1973)

|statlabel1=Rushing attempts

|statvalue1=113

|statlabel2=Rushing yards

|statvalue2=482

|statlabel3=Rushing TDs

|statvalue3=1

|pfr=DaviCh00

}}

Charles Douglas Davis (born January 16, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was selected in the second round of the 1974 NFL draft.

He rushed 72 times for 375 yards and caught 19 passes for 171 yards as an NFL rookie with the Bengals, but suffered a preseason knee injury that prevented him from playing in 1975. In 1976, he was traded to the expansion Buccaneers for a future draft choice, which turned out to be a 1977 fourth-rounder.Martz, Ron. "Bay Bucs cut two, acquire pair of Bengals". St. Petersburg Times. 7 Sep 1976 Davis scored the Buccaneers' first-ever offensive touchdown, a 1-yard run in week 4 of the 1976 season against the Baltimore Colts,Martz, Ron. "Baltimore chops up Bay Bucs". St. Petersburg Times. 4 Oct 1976 but later suffered another knee injury and spent the remainder of the 1976 season and the 1977 season on injured reserve.