Corbett Davis
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: December 8, 1914 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Lowell, Indiana | |||||||||
| Date of death: May 28, 1968 (aged 53) | |||||||||
| Place of death: Houlton, Maine | |||||||||
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Career information
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| College: Indiana | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1938 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1938 | |||||||||
| Last played in 1942 | |||||||||
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Career history
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Richard Corbett "Corby" Davis (December 8, 1914 in Lowell, Indiana – May 28, 1968 in Houlton, Maine) was an American football fullback. He was the first overall pick in the 1938 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams.
He spent four seasons with the Cleveland Rams, leaving pro football to enlist in the service in 1942. Corbett served as a rifleman with the Second Infantry Division in France during World War II. He was wounded in action in 1944, and continued his service in England after recovering from his injuries.
After returning to the States, Corbett worked as an official for games in the Big Ten Conference. From 1952 until his death, he worked for the Scott Foresman publishing company. He died while on a fishing trip in Maine in May 1968. He lost his footing while stepping out of a boat, fell on a tree branch, and ruptured his spleen.
External links
- Biographical material from Lowell, Indiana historical society
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- 1914 births
- 1985 deaths
- People from Lowell, Indiana
- Players of American football from Indiana
- American football running backs
- Indiana Hoosiers football players
- National Football League first overall draft picks
- Cleveland Rams players
- American military personnel of World War II
- United States Army soldiers
- All stub articles
- American football running back, 1910s birth stubs