Richie Davis
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1945)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{more footnotes|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
|image =
|status=Retired
|import=yes
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1945|12|24}}
|birth_place=Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
|position1=Defensive Back
|position2=Wide Receiver
|Height_ft=5
|Height_in=11
|Weight_lbs=190
|College=Upsala
|NFLDraftedYear=1968
|NFLDraftedRound=14
|NFLDraftedPick=364
|NFLDraftedTeam=Detroit Lions
|career_highlights=
|CFLAllStar=
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|Awards=
|Honors=Grey Cup - 1970
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1970}}
|playing_team1=Montreal Alouettes
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Richard Curtis Davis (born December 24, 1945) is an American former defensive back who played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1970. He was part of their Grey Cup championship team.
Davis was selected by the Detroit Lions but was cut and came to Canada. Playing 11 games with Montreal in 1970 he had six interceptions and was key part of the team's playoff drive. He broke his jaw in the final game of the season and was replaced by Bobby Lee Thompson for the playoffs.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151204162742/http://www.cfl.ca/greycupcentral/year/1970 1970 GREY CUP ENGRAVING]
- [http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/d/davis_richard.htm CFLAPEDIA BIO]
- [http://www.fanbase.com/Rickie-Davis FANBASE BIO]
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Category:Sportspeople from Plainfield, New Jersey
Category:Players of American football from Union County, New Jersey
Category:Players of Canadian football from New Jersey
Category:Montreal Alouettes players