Ernie Davis Memorial - Elmira, NY - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"Standing figure of Ernest R. Davis. He is holding a football in his proper right hand and stack of text books in his proper left hand. He is dressed in pants, turtleneck and waist length jacket."

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"Davis played football for coach Ben Schwartzwalder at Syracuse University from 1959 to 1961, and went on to national fame in each of those three seasons, twice winning first-team All-American honors. As a sophomore, Davis led the 1959 Syracuse team to a national championship, capping an 11–0 season with a 23–14 win over the Texas Longhorns in the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic, where Davis was named Most Valuable Player. That same season, Elmira Star-Gazette sports writer Al Mallette coined the nickname for Davis, the "Elmira Express". In his junior year, 1960, he set a record of 7.8 yards per carry and was the third leading rusher in the country with 877 yards, having rushed for 100 yards in six of nine games. "

TITLE: Ernie Davis Memorial ARTIST(S): Lucchesi, Bruno DATE: 1988 MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze and concrete; Base: cast stone and granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000233 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located Ernie Davis Middle School Lake & Clinton Streets Elmira New York DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The title on the building is Ernie Davis Middle School not Junior High Plaque: ERNIE DAVIS 1939-1963 1961 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER A football player ... a student a friend ... -a hero HE LIVED WITH INTEGRITY AND DIED WITH COURAGE This statue given by his admirers as an inspiration to the youth of tomorrow. In memory of a life full of determination and honor. Erected 1988

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