Corbett Davis

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Corbett Davis
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Career history
  • Cleveland Rams
    (1938–1939, 1941–1942)
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
19
Receiving yards:133
Touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Richard Corbett "Corby" Davis (December 8, 1914 – May 28, 1968) was an

Cleveland Rams.[1]

He spent four seasons with the Cleveland Rams, leaving pro football to enlist in the service in 1942. Corbett served as a rifleman with the Second Infantry Division in France during World War II. He was wounded in action in 1944, and continued his service in England after recovering from his injuries.

After returning to the States, Corbett worked as an

official for games in the Big Ten Conference. From 1952 until his death, he worked for the Scott Foresman publishing company. He died while on a fishing trip in Maine in May 1968. He lost his footing while stepping out of a boat, fell on a tree branch, and ruptured his spleen.[2]

References

  1. ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  2. ^ Biographical material from Lowell, Indiana historical society