Aug. 19, 2005

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army Athletic Association will honor Army Sports Hall of Fame inductee and Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis (USMA `47) at Army's home opener against Baylor on Sept. 17 at Michie Stadium.

United States Military Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. William J. Lennox Jr., and USMA Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson, together with representatives from John Wiley Publishing, will honor Davis' widow, Yvonne Ameche Davis, with an on-field presentation between the first and second quarters.

In addition, the first 10,000 fans in attendance at the Baylor game will receive a collectible poster from Wiley Publishing.

A three-time First Team All-American (1944-46), Davis, "Mr. Outside," teamed with Felix "Doc" Blanchard, "Mr. Inside," to form one of the most heralded backfields in college football history. Davis captured the Heisman Trophy in 1946, one year after Blanchard copped the honor. Davis finished second in the Heisman voting that season.

Selected "Outstanding Player of the Year" by the Helms Foundation in 1944 and 1945, Davis was also selected "Outstanding Player of the Year" by the Maxwell Club in 1944. He graduated as Army's all-time leading rusher with 2,957 yards and still holds the NCAA record for most yards gained per carry in a career (8.3). A vital component in three consecutive national championship teams (1944-46), Davis set six other Academy career records on the gridiron and two more in track and field.

Davis finished his career with a school-record 59 touchdowns, 354 points and 5,161 all-purpose yards. In all, he earned 10 varsity letters while at West Point, including four in football, three in baseball, two in track and field and one in basketball. Davis was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame in 1961 and was a charter member of the Army Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

The "Salute to Glenn Davis Day" is the first of several promotions on the home football slate this fall. Others include "Band Day" on Oct. 1 against Connecticut and "Junior Cadet Club Day" on Nov. 19 opposite Arkansas State. For a complete list of Army's football game day promotions, click here.