Born: December 14, 1939, New Salem, Pennsylvania Death: May 18, 1963, Cleveland, Ohio
First African-American player to ever win the Heisman Trophy in 1961.
"Nothing would have equaled Ernie Davis and Jim Brown," former Browns owner Art Modell said. Davis was diagnosed with a highly toxic form of leukemia shortly after being drafted out of Syracuse University, where he starred at halfback and defensive back.