 He was an undersized right guard (, ) for the Trojans on an undefeated championship team in the fall of 1958.After graduation in 1959, he accepted a scholarship and headed west to play college football and wrestle at the University of Arizona in Tucson.Davitch started two years at guard for the Wildcats and was the captain of the wrestling team as a senior; he earned a bachelor's degree in education from UA in 1965.