Sam Davis (American football)
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Samuel Davis (July 5, 1944 – September 10, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1967 to 1979. He won four Super Bowls with the Steelers.
College
Davis played football at Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina.
Steelers
Davis was an
Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, and XIV). However, Davis injured his foot before Pittsburgh's first Super Bowl and Jim Clack started in his place in Super Bowls IX and then retained the starting job throughout the 1975 season and Super Bowl X.[1][2][3][4] In 1980, he was replaced by Ray Pinney
.
Death
On September 10, 2019, at approximately 6:50 am, Davis, aged 75, was reported missing from the New Life Care Personal Home in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. He had been suffering from dementia and was legally blind. Later that evening, authorities announced that Davis was found deceased inside of the facility.[5][6] Davis' family later stated that he had died of a heart attack.[7]
References
- ^ Musick, Phil (January 10, 1975). "Steelers, Vikings Move Into Stadium". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 26. Retrieved 2019-09-11 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Browns vs. Steelers". Chicago Tribune. December 6, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved 2019-09-11 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Super Bowl IX". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ "Super Bowl X". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ^ "Former Pittsburgh Steelers player Sam Davis found dead". WPXI. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Former Steeler Sam Davis found dead after reported missing from McKeesport nursing home". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Cause of death, funeral arrangements announced for Pittsburgh Steelers legend Sam Davis". WPXI. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.