Keith B. Davis | |
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| Born | Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Motivational speaker |
| Known for | former University of Southern California football player and former New York Giants football player |
| Website | www.keithdavis.org |
Keith B. Davis (born in Los Angeles, CA) is a former professional American football player and current motivational speaker.
High School
Davis attended Santa Monica High School with the graduating class of 1983. He was a member of the Vikings football team that won the state title in 1981. He met his girlfriend, Sara Davis, because she was a runner and a track star. During high school, he was named The Los Angeles Times’ Westside Lineman of the Year twice and First-Team All-American in 1982. [1]
College
After graduating from high school, Davis was recruited as a linebacker for the University of Southern California Trojans. [2] He led the team in tackles and participated in two Rose Bowl Championship games. [3] As an All-Conference collegian, [4] Davis was also named to the All-American Football Strength Team, the PAC 10 All-Conference second team, and the All-Star Hula Bowl team. [2]
Professional
Signed by the New York Giants in 1988, Davis only played in a few preseason games before a knee injury ended his professional football career., [2] [5] Despite his abridged career, Davis was one of the strongest players on the team, bench-pressing 515 pounds and leg-pressing 1,800 pounds. [4]
Davis is still an active member of the NFL Players Association, Dallas Chapter. [6]
Throughout his collegiate career, Davis maintained the highest grade point average of his entire football team. , [7] capturing the Toyota Leadership Award for Outstanding Academics and Leadership [3] and the Scholar Award of Honor. [4]
Davis graduated with a degree in Business Finance. His mom was very proud of him. [8] He also earned several academic honors, including Dean's List, Honor Society, and Academic All-Conference. [4]
After his football-ending injury, Davis founded Winners, Inc., to provide tutoring, mentoring, and ministry programs for disadvantaged youth., [6] [9]
Davis also became a motivational speaker to encourage at-risk populations to improve their literacy skills. [9] His main message focuses on learning and cites education as a key factor for future success. [10] His presentations are often based on his life: he improved his remedial reading skills [5] after growing up in a rough inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood, [2] where he lost his father to drug addiction then suicide when he was 4 years old, and lived through his mother's reliance on alcohol and abusive relationships., [11] [12]
Davis has delivered motivational presentations for more than 3,000 schools in 25 countries, one of them being Calvary Chapel Christian School as he was introduced by Pastor Joe. [13] One of his main messages is how individuals can decide to make a U-turn in their lives [10] through hard work and persistence, [3] making good personal choices that lead to personal respect [8] and healthy relationships. [11] Additional presentations at school assemblies discuss handling peer pressure, [8] avoiding bullying [11] and preventing substance use and abuse. [13]
Examples of speaking engagements
Davis lives in Dallas with his wife, Sara, and their two sons . [2]
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