An official from an upstate New York cemetery reported last week that someone stole a football from the grave of Ernie Davis, the first black player to win the Heisman Trophy. The cemetery is now reporting that the football was recovered over the weekend about 50 yards from Davis’ grave. Last summer, an unknown individual paid tribute to Davis by displaying a football at the headstone of Davis’ grave. However, officials have reported on multiple occasions that the football...
In 1961, Ernest “Ernie” Davis became the first African-American to win the Heisman Memorial Trophy. 48 years later, Syracuse finally decides to honor Davis by naming the Carrier Dome’s field the “Ernie Davis Legends Field.” A dedication ceremony will take place during the halftime show of the West Virginia game on October 10th. Although Davis never played in the Carrier Dome (because it wasn’t opened until 1979), the school wants fans and players to always remember one of the...
