december april best known college football player junior win trophy football player win played football west_point known inside father doctor nicknamed little boy football served united_states_air_force retired rank colonel early years born december south_carolina father doctor played college football moved south_carolina iowa moved south_carolina years later nicknamed little father occupation attended high school led school football team undefeated season senior year recruited play college football army said contacted going west_point high school said point time wasn interested academically hot idea pass entrance examination west_point instead chose play coach mother cousin ncaa rules time allow play varsity played freshman team decided enlist united_states_army stationed new_mexico chemical warfare unit west_point july appointment father secured west point years years playing football west_point team coach earl red compiled undefeated record tie famous game notre dame notre dame coach amazed team lost army score said seen superman flesh wears number goes athlete served addition primary roles offensive linebacker defense soon teamed teams davis won year won formed lethal rushing combinations football history seasons west point scored touchdowns gained yards earned nickname inside earned nickname outside november shared cover time magazine played army won match later farmer politician inducted awards ceremony marking 50th presentation took occasion recall comparison big shows ceremony today learned selection said got telegram said selected win trophy wire collect missed games season injury knee june class divided classes transition peacetime year curriculum wartime year curriculum instituted october davis placed final year group class davis entered west_point july turned year mathematics played movie spirit west_point west_point team mate played film cast members include coach colonel earl red father appearing winner screenplay written based story directed addition football member army track field team shot championship second yard dash graduated west_point order merit graduates commissioned second lieutenant united_states_air_force coached army freshman team 1950s played professional football choosing military career instead military career opportunity play professional football selected overall nfl draft turned play nfl chose embark career united_states_air_force fighter pilot tactical fighter squadron flying base near london oil line major super sabre broke fire broke safety plane crashed village instead stayed plane perfect landing event garnered air_force bravery vietnam war flew missions thailand piloted fighter bomber year tour duty ended january retired air_force colonel retiring air_force spent years commandant cadets new mexico military institute junior college prepares students enter service death died pneumonia april texas living daughter mary husband aaron years life time death oldest living trophy winner interred fort sam houston national cemetery san_antonio texas honors memorials inducted ceremony presented trophy father high school alma mater prep school mississippi presented jersey school trophy awards jersey brother memorial resource center saint campus briefly lost flooding hurricane katrina items recovered honor interstate interchange near hometown south_carolina named interchange beginning presents high school football players participating best high standard excellence community service education athletic distinction given player bowl east team given player bowl west team recipient west_point announced april death number retired october home game
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