The Lost Soulmate: The Mysterious Vanishing Of Ernie Davis' Wife
Best of the best, more humble than the rest. It was supposed to be something of a celebration. Helen gott was just a month from graduation. Across the candlelit table from her at the tippin’ inn in syracuse, n. y. , was her steady boyfriend,. Webernie davis, the “elmira express” who was the first black player to win the heisman trophy in 1961, came from humble beginnings, but persevered into prominence and the history books.
Webjohn brown (davis' teammate at syracuse and a lineman with the browns from 1962 to 1966) says he remembers the white guy lying on the ground and ernie walking back into the dorm. Webto those who loved ernie davis, it's all part of who he was. Webfearing that davis would reinjure the hamstring, schwartzwalder ran after him, screaming, slow down, ernie!
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