&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Jack_Harvey_and_Russell_Davis.png) Davis (right) with track coach Jack Harvey | |||||||||
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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 15, 1956 Millen, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Woodbridge (VA) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan (1975-1978) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1979 / round: 4 / pick: 86 | ||||||||
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Russell Davis, III (born September 15, 1956) is a former American football player.
Davis played college football, principally as a fullback, at the University of Michigan from 1975 to 1978. After rushing for 1,092 yards as a junior, he was selected as the Most Valuable Player on the 1977 Michigan Wolverines football team that won the Big Ten Conference championship. As a senior, he was a co-captain of the 1978 Michigan team and a first-team All-Big Ten running back. In four years at Michigan, he carried the ball 523 times for 2,560 yards and 18 touchdowns. He played in the 1979 East–West Shrine Game and set Shrine Game records with six touchdowns and 199 rushing yards.
Davis played professional football as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1979 to 1983. He appeared in 42 games for the Steelers, only two as a starter, and totaled 472 rushing yards, 168 yards on kickoff returns, and 45 receiving yards.