Emanuel Davis
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1989)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
| image = Emanuel Davis (5314064451) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Davis with East Carolina in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|8|9}}
| birth_place = Manteo, North Carolina, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team =
| number = 8, 22
| status =
| import = yes
| position1 = Defensive back
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 182
| college = East Carolina
| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2012}}
| playing_team1 = Cleveland Browns*
| playing_years2 = {{UFL Year|2012}}
| playing_team2 = Sacramento Mountain Lions
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2013}}–{{CFL Year|2017}}
| playing_team3 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2018}}
| playing_team4 = Calgary Stampeders
| career_highlights =
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|2015}}
| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|2015}}, {{CFL Year|2016}}
| CFL = emanuel-davis/159881/
}}
Emanuel Edward Davis (born August 9, 1989) is an American former professional Canadian football defensive back. Davis spent the majority of his CFL career as a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was a member of the Cleveland Browns (NFL), Sacramento Mountain Lions (UFL), and Calgary Stampeders (CFL). Davis played college football at East Carolina.
Professional career
Davis joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in time for the team's 2013 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/sports-story/5829916-how-the-ticats-emanuel-davis-beat-the-odds-to-make-it-to-the-cfl/|title=How the Ticats' Emanuel Davis beat the odds to make it to the CFL|author=Edwards, Drew|date=2015-09-05|newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator|access-date=2015-09-07}} In total Davis played in 79 CFL games in his career, contributing with 246 tackles, 14 interceptions, and one quarterback sack. He was named a CFL All-Star in 2015 and CFL East All-Star in 2016. He won the 106th Grey Cup with the Stampeders to conclude his final season of professional football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/all-star-db-emanuel-davis-retires-after-six-cfl-seasons-1.1351445|title=All-star DB Emanuel Davis retires after six CFL seasons - TSN.ca|agency=The Canadian Press|date=2019-08-15|website=TSN|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150901005307/http://ticats.ca/player/emanuel-davis/ Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio]
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Category:American football defensive backs
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:East Carolina Pirates football players
Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:People from Manteo, North Carolina
Category:Players of American football from North Carolina
Category:Sacramento Mountain Lions players
Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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