Davis played for the National Football League's Oakland Raiders between 1978 and 1985. During that time he was a starter on the Raiders Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII winning teams. Davis is best known for making a key interception at the end of the 1980 AFC Conference playoff game with the Cleveland Browns, in a play known as Red Right 88. He finished his career with the San Diego Chargers in 1987.[1] Davis' superb play was often overlooked by fans and reporters because he rarely made interceptions (partly because the Raiders didn't often need him to help their star cornerbacks, partly because he wasn't a good pass-catcher and dropped a number of potential picks during his career) and because advanced statistics that would have shown what a truly great safety he was did not exist when he played.
mike, davis, defensive, back, born, 1956, other, defensive, backs, michael, davis, american, football, michael, leonard, davis, april, 1956, april, 2021, american, professional, football, player, safety, national, football, league, played, college, football, c. For other defensive backs see Michael Davis American football Michael Leonard Davis April 15 1956 April 25 2021 was an American professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League NFL He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes Mike DavisNo 36Position SafetyPersonal informationBorn 1956 04 15 April 15 1956Berkeley California U S Died April 25 2021 2021 04 25 aged 65 Career informationHigh school Locke Los Angeles California College ColoradoNFL draft 1977 Round 2 Pick 35Career historyOakland Los Angeles Raiders 1977 1986 San Diego Chargers 1987 Career highlights and awards2 Super Bowl champion XV XVIII Career NFL statisticsInterceptions 11Sacks 11Fumble recoveries 12Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCollege career editDavis played college football at the University of Colorado where was part of a team that won the 1976 Big 8 Championship He was a 1976 NEA All American Professional career editDavis played for the National Football League s Oakland Raiders between 1978 and 1985 During that time he was a starter on the Raiders Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII winning teams Davis is best known for making a key interception at the end of the 1980 AFC Conference playoff game with the Cleveland Browns in a play known as Red Right 88 He finished his career with the San Diego Chargers in 1987 1 Davis superb play was often overlooked by fans and reporters because he rarely made interceptions partly because the Raiders didn t often need him to help their star cornerbacks partly because he wasn t a good pass catcher and dropped a number of potential picks during his career and because advanced statistics that would have shown what a truly great safety he was did not exist when he played Personal life editDavis died at age 65 on April 25 2021 1 References edit a b Becker Jon April 25 2021 Ex Raider who had one of team s biggest interceptions ever dies at 65 The Mercury News Retrieved April 27 2021 External links editNFL com player page nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football defensive back born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Davis defensive back born 1956 amp oldid 1168586307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
