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| Oklahoma Sooners – No. 5 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born: | November 19, 1952 Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died: | March 17, 2013 (aged 60) South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
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Steve Davis (November 19, 1952 – March 17, 2013) was a quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1973 to 1975. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1976 Orange Bowl, when the Sooners won their fifth national championship.
Davis led the Sooners to a 32–1–1 (.956) record as their starting quarterback, and holds the NCAA record for winning percentage in that position. With Davis at the helm of the wishbone offense, the Sooners won consecutive national titles in 1974 and 1975.[1][2][3] Davis was later a commentator for ABC and CBS college football telecasts in the 1970s and 1980s.
Born at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana, Davis was raised in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Later in life a born again Christian, he featured as a speaker giving his Christian testimony.
- ^ "Oklahoma Earns National Title". The Telegraph. Nashua, New Hampshire. UPI. January 3, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ "Sooners explode to claim victory". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. UPI. December 1, 1974. p. 2D. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ Tramel, Berry (June 11, 2009). "Davis humbled by devotion of OU fans". The Daily Oklahoman. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
Davis, 32-1-1 as a starter and the quarterback on the Sooners' 1974 and 1975 national title teams...