&sq=&lang=&file=File:Glenn_Davis_Roma_1960.png) Glenn Davis in Rome, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Glenn Ashby Davis[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jeep | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 12, 1934[1] Wellsburg, West Virginia, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 28, 2009 (aged 74)[1] Barberton, Ohio, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Glenn Ashby "Jeep" Davis (September 12, 1934 – January 28, 2009)[2] was an American Olympic hurdler and sprinter who won a total of three gold medals in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic games.
Davis later played professional American football with the Detroit Lions and was a teacher and coach in his adopted hometown of Barberton, Ohio for 33 years.
- ^ a b c d e f g Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glenn Davis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Olympic idol races into eternity". Akron Beacon Journal. January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.