Background
Davis, Willie D. was born on July 24, 1934 in Lisban, Louisiana, United States. Son of Nodie.
Davis, Willie D. was born on July 24, 1934 in Lisban, Louisiana, United States. Son of Nodie.
Bachelor of Science, Grambling State. University, 1956; Master of Business Administration, University Chicago, 1968.
Davis wore number 87 during his career with the Packers. Foreign 10 seasons, Davis anchored the Packers" defensive line, playing 138 consecutive regular-season games and part of 162 regular-season games for his NFL career. Davis played in an era when neither tackles nor sacks were official statistics.
Davis himself is quoted as saying, "I would think I would have to be the team"s all-time leader in sacks.
I played 10 years and I averaged in the "teens" in sacks for those 10 years. I had 25 one season. Hornung just reminded me of that the other day." Davis earned All-Pro honors 5 times (1962, 64–67).
He was voted to the Pro Bowl five times (1963-1967). Davis recovered 21 fumbles over his Packers career, which, more than three decades removed from his retirement, remains a team record.
The Packers honored his retirement with a Willie Davis Day on December 21, 1969.
Davis remains on the team"s Board of Directors. In the early 1970s, Davis worked as a color commentator on NFL telecasts for National Broadcasting Company. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1981. In 1999, he was ranked number 69 on The Sporting News" list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
He received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1968.
Gear, Manpower (since 2001), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (since 1999), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Mirage, Rally"s Incorporated., Sara Lee (since 1983), Schlitz Brewing, and WICOR Incorporated. He has been president of All-Pro Broadcasting, operators of radio stations KHTI, KATY-FM, WLDB-FM, WLUM-FM, and WZTI since 1976.
Davis" son is actor Duane Davis.
Davis was a member of all five of Lombardi"s NFL title-winning teams and played in Super Bowls I and World War II However, John Turney, a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association, reports that Davis had in excess of 100 sacks during his 10-year Green Bay career (1960-1969), "possibly more than 120," including a minimum of 40 over the 1963-1965 seasons alone. Davis is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He is a member or former member of the boards of Alliance Bank, Dow Chemical (1988–2006), Johnson Controls (1991–2006), K-Mart, Los Angeles
Married Ann Davis; children: Lori Davis, Duane Davis, William Davis.