Wallace Davis

{{Short description|American football player}}

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Wallace Davis (Born circa 1944) was a former professional American football player who was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. Davis never appeared in a game and was only on the practice squad. In college, he played for the Lincoln University.{{Cite web|title=Wallace Davis (2013) - Hall of Fame|url=https://lubluetigers.com/hof.aspx?hof=33&mobile=skip|access-date=2022-02-09|website=Lincoln University Athletics|language=en}} After retiring from the NFL, he was the head football coach at Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia, where he also coached track and field.{{cite web |url=https://lubluetigers.com/news/2014/8/19/FB_0819144304.aspx |title=Countdown to Kickoff: Day Five - LU's Football Hall of Famers - Lincoln University Athletics |website=lubluetigers.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109110705/https://lubluetigers.com/news/2014/8/19/FB_0819144304.aspx |archive-date=2019-01-09}} {{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Dana |title=Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2016 |url=https://www.ledger-enquirer.com/latest-news/article61619132.html |accessdate=8 January 2019 |date=21 February 2016}} He was one of around 4500 players who successfully sued the NFL for concussion-related injuries in the case Anderson v. NFL.{{cite web |url=http://dockets.justia.com/docket/georgia/gandce/1:2012cv01541/183051 |title=Anderson v. NFL |accessdate=December 5, 2013}}