Glenn Davis, known as "Mr. Outside," was an American college football halfback who starred for the Army Black Knights in the mid-1940s alongside fullback Doc Blanchard, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1946 and helping Army to consecutive national championships.
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Career HighlightWon the Heisman Trophy in 1946 as a halfback for Army, along with the Maxwell Award in 1944 and three consecutive years of All-America honors. 1 Connections
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Glenn Woodward Davis (December 26, 1924, March 9, 2005) was an American football player who was a halfback. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1946 while playing college football for the Army Cadets. Known as "Mr. Outside", he played for Army from 1943 to 1946, receiving the Maxwell Award in 1944 and All-America honors three consecutive years from 1944 to 1946.
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Glenn Woodward Davis (December 26, 1924, March 9, 2005) was an American football player who was a halfback. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1946 while playing college football for the Army Cadets. Known as "Mr. Outside", he played for Army from 1943 to 1946, receiving the Maxwell Award in 1944 and All-America honors three consecutive years from 1944 to 1946.
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Glenn Woodward Davis (December 26, 1924, March 9, 2005) was an American football player who was a halfback. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1946 while playing college football for the Army Cadets. Known as "Mr. Outside", he played for Army from 1943 to 1946, receiving the Maxwell Award in 1944 and All-America honors three consecutive years from 1944 to 1946.
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Glenn Woodward Davis (December 26, 1924, March 9, 2005) was an American football player who was a halfback. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1946 while playing college football for the Army Cadets. Known as "Mr. Outside", he played for Army from 1943 to 1946, receiving the Maxwell Award in 1944 and All-America honors three consecutive years from 1944 to 1946.
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What made Glenn Davis one of the most decorated college football players of the 1940s?
He won the 1946 Heisman Trophy playing for Army.
Glenn Davis was an American football halfback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1946 while playing college football for Army. He also won the Maxwell Award in 1944 and earned All-America honors three years in a row.
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