Richard Davy (footballer)

Richard Davy
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-04-03) April 3, 1953 (age 71)
Position(s) Forward[1]
Youth career
Jamaica College
Wolmer's Schools
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1975 Howard University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Connecticut Yankees
International career
Jamaica MNT 27 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Davy (born May 3, 1953) is a Jamaican former soccer forward who was the architect[2][3] of the winning goal which catapulted the Howard University Bisons to the 1974 Division 1 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship. That Howard soccer team posted a perfect 19-0-0 season record, a record which still stands unbeaten and unmatched by any other Collegiate soccer team after over 35 years.[4] Richard's defense-splitting dribbling foray down the left flank, shortly after the start of the fourth overtime in the NCAA Championship game, left two St. Louis University defenders faked-out off of the field as he centered a crossing pass which beat goalkeeper Rob Valero and left teammate Kendu Illodigwe with an easy tap-in into the open goal.[5]

  1. ^ Gildea, William (December 1, 1988). "Howard closes on its goal". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Jares, Joe (December 16, 1974). "A bonus for working overtime". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Baltimore Afro-American News: December 14, 1974: "HU Soccer Team National Champ" http://www.ttfootballhistory.com/node/3740
  4. ^ NCAA College Cup Soccer Magazine: December 2004 page 50: "The Perfect Season"
  5. ^ Soccer America Magazine, December, 1974, page 4