Jose Davis

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Jose Davis
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Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1978-07-29) July 29, 1978 (age 46)
Bellaire, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Bellaire (OH)
College: Kent State
Undrafted: 2000
Career history
Career CFL statistics
Comp. / Att.:10 / 26
Passing yards:105
TD-INT:0–1
QB Rating:34.9
Career Arena League statistics
Comp. / Att.:124 / 226
Passing yards:1,355
TDINT:20–7
QB rating:82.01
Rushing TD:4
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Jose Davis (born July 29, 1978) is a an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Davis attended Kent State University, where he played football. [1]

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Early life

Davis attended Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Ohio and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball and baseball. He was an All-State selection in both, football and basketball.

College career

Davis attended Kent State University from 1996 to 1999 and was a three-year starter. He left the Kent State Golden Flashes holding every school career and single-game passing and total offense record in school history. He set a conference record in 1997 by throwing for 551 yards in a loss to Daunte Culpepper's Central Florida Knights. He also played with the Kent State men's basketball team during the 1997–98 season.

Personal life

His brother, Nate, was the starting quarterback with the Ball State Cardinals from 2006 to 2008 and was drafted in the 2009 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers. In 2009, Jose Davis was named the coach at Bellaire High School, [2] where he and Nate both played. He resigned after the 2013 season., [3] but two months later agreed to become the head coach at Bellaire St. John HS. [4]

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References

  1. "Jose Davis College Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. Seth Staskey, "Bellaire Names Jose Davis as Coach" Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register , April 7, 2009.
  3. Times Leader, Jan. 8, 2014
  4. "Jose Davis named head football coach at St. John - WTOV Steubenville-Wheeling - Local and Regional Sports". Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.