A Tribute to Ernie Davis - Syracuse Football

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With this documentary, Syracuse University celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Ernie Davis, Class of 1962, becoming the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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@geoffkelly7889 3 жыл бұрын

I had never heard about Ernie Davis until tonight when I watched “The Express.” What I got from the movie is he was a superstar in every aspect of his life, humble and all round good guy. Maybe Rest In Peace. From Australia.

@nyc354 7 ай бұрын

Orange FOREVER!!!!!!!🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊

@niceguy809 11 жыл бұрын

From England, The Express Movie about Ernie Davis got me here. R.I.P Ernie Davis. What a legend!

@GeorgeD1965 6 жыл бұрын

I never saw the movie, wanted to, but half the movie was false, so I never watched it, nor do I intend to.

@jayjaysworld7110 4 жыл бұрын

seekr34 I saw it on starz and it’s a good movie what are you talking about

@jayjaysworld7110 4 жыл бұрын

clearmind you’re British right

@fallguye6011 3 жыл бұрын

That's a great movie.

@pland99 3 жыл бұрын

Hes talking about the made up stuff,the inaccuracies, the flat out lies. Jim Brown said,that aint what happened!

@mangoshake_2024 2 жыл бұрын

I came here after watching The Express and Ernie Davis is indeed a best player. Sadly his life came to an end early even before he can play on Professional League. RIP Mr. Ernie Davis 💐

@whateverrrrrr123 2 жыл бұрын

My my At 23 he did a lot, moved a lot!!!

@ronaldperez9534 2 жыл бұрын

We as a people cant imagine, what Ernie Davis n Jim Brown would of accomplished together as teammates. Rest in Peace Ernie. Your a CHAMPION IN MY HEART.....

@blackprix Жыл бұрын

In 1958 I was 10 years old and a big football fan. I knew about Ernie Davis because I knew about Syracuse football. He was an inspiration as a person of character, an inspiration to his race as a person of character, and an inspiration for young people. I cried when he died.

@andyrobinson8248 6 жыл бұрын

Jim Brown wrote a book that I read as a kid. called Off My Chest . He devoted a chapter to Ernie Davis- I read a lot of books, but I'll always remember that one and that chapter. Shame not to see them on the same field.

@jimhyland256 8 ай бұрын

Brown titled the Ernie Davis chapter of the book “Embarrassed to Die.”

@beatlejim64 8 жыл бұрын

They say he was a great kid...classy...humble....he fought to the end! It's always the good ones that go...

@KobeAmilliz3 3 жыл бұрын

The good ones?

@veenzell719 3 жыл бұрын

@@KobeAmilliz3 ?

@quann06 Ай бұрын

@@KobeAmilliz3I think he was just saying the good ones pass away young sometimes.

@CZECHMATE650 4 жыл бұрын

"The Heisman trophy is Not won it is. Awarded"! Ernie Davis was before my time, but from what I've seen & read he was a true HUMAN BEING not just a tip top RB! RIP Ernie!

@evindemirel1803 5 жыл бұрын

Such a powerful story. Very cool, too, that Tommy Hilfiger (from the same town as Davis) uses the number 44 in his clothing line as a reminder of the greatness of Davis, Brown and Little.

@IsaacLikesGames 4 жыл бұрын

Ernie Davis was a great player and very inspiring. If you haven’t seen The Express, I highly recommend you watch it. It’s a great movie.

@LightUpSketcherz 3 жыл бұрын

The express was the first book I ever read, changed my life and my motivation towards football

@SOCKIEtheMONSTER 12 жыл бұрын

I dont even watch football because im irish but i saw the movie and it is brilliant R.I.P ERNIE DAVIS

@michaeljoseph8674 5 жыл бұрын

what does being irish have anything to do with not watching..you make no sense stfu

@patrickolaughlin6027 8 жыл бұрын

It's not all about race man . Ernie was a legend on his own merit , regardless of race period . Damn , imagine if he had played for the Browns , with Jim Brown in the same backfield....

@LordGandor3 6 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing Ernie was a good guy so he wouldn't throw football games. Did the Illuminati poison him with arsenic because they couldn't control him ? I know for a fact pro & college games are rigged. Anyone who can't see the system is rigged is a blind fool.Also Democracy is an illusion of choice. There is one party masquerading as two. Politics is ridiculous theater. If They don't pull another fake president assassination Trump is the incompetent guy that takes the US into WW3. All the world's a stage & all of the men & women are merely role players

@beatlejim64 6 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine Brown and Davis in the same backfield? Get out of the way!!!

@vestibulate 5 жыл бұрын

@@beatlejim64 At the time there were questions asked, whether two superlative running backs could share the load productively. Would Brown be happy with fewer carries and less yardage? Would Davis be able to equal his college achievements vying for opportunities with Brown? Sometimes these ideal situations don't add up to increased success. But I'll tell you one thing. Ernie Davis was one hell of a running back, and his loss as a person was deeply felt.

@patrickolaughlin6027 3 жыл бұрын

@@vestibulate Well said man.

@pland99 3 жыл бұрын

I was a kid at Browns stadium when he was at a home game in a suit,on the sidelines as close as he got to playing for the Browns!

@garrison968 8 жыл бұрын

This guy was not just big, he was really fast.

@raymondcote225 10 жыл бұрын

The first African American to win the Heisman trophy played running back for SU. His story is tragic passing away at such a young age but what I like about Ernie the most is that he never complained or asked why me? His talent is obvious when seeing some of the old highlights of him playing. He has a grace when he runs and looks to be as big as some of the linebackers chasing him.

@andrelewis6015 Жыл бұрын

I watched the movie like 1,000 times I love it he’s such a legend Jim Brown just passed also RIP to the 2 legends 🙏🏾❤️

@cherrymcintosh6738 4 жыл бұрын

My son and my daughter we just look at the game on My flat screen TV from Trinidad and Tobago he is one of the best game i ever see he bring tears in my eyes Rip God rest his soul.

@brandonbryant8027 3 жыл бұрын

If Ernie didn't have didn't have a Leukemia, He and Jim Brown would've dominated in the NFL and I bet Jim would've stayed in the League a lot longer. Also I believe they would've help the brown win at least 3 Super Bowls and break multiple records together.

@hughesmax 12 жыл бұрын

Ernie Davis, role model, amazing athlete, inspiration to future genorations. Ernie Davis Hero.

@andrew4043 9 жыл бұрын

he was honestly an amazing football player, i truely loved him and felt like he was the best.

@abdullahkhan1992 11 жыл бұрын

ERNIE DAVIS....RESPECT

@jerryj920 6 жыл бұрын

Dec.14th: Happy birthday Ernie Davis (1939-1963) first African American to win Heisman Trophy, drafted by the Washington Redskins then traded to the Cleveland Browns; succumbed to leukemia before playing in the NFL. Thank you and God bless. RIP Syracuse University Legend. Thanks for the upload, Syracuse Orange. Blessings

@account2995 8 жыл бұрын

R.I.P

@Leafcripe 3 жыл бұрын

Such a legend!!

@Fedisha513 3 жыл бұрын

The movie brought me here and I'm a football fan never heard of him so sad

@garykitchin606 11 ай бұрын

Ernie is well loved to this day in Elmira. Rip Elmira Express.

@tommosley2844 Ай бұрын

A great man! Rest in peace Ernie 🙏🏽

@husslemusic8467 2 жыл бұрын

Very inspirational god bless Ernie Davis and Jim Brown

@keithsmith4780 2 жыл бұрын

“I had no problem not winning it, but I did have a problem knowing that I couldn’t win it.” Brown got robbed blind in the Heisman vote. In 1956, playing running back for Syracuse, he scored fourteen touchdowns in eight games, gaining about 125 rushing yards per game averaging 6.2 yards per carry. Paul Hornung, playing quarterback for Notre Dame, threw three touchdown passes and thirteen interceptions for the year. Hornung was given the Heisman Trophy. Race must have been part of it, but it probably also helped Hornung that he played for a school that was much better known nationally. I don't think Brown got much support from Heisman voters outside the East.

@christabelmarangu6247 7 жыл бұрын

The gift of life is what Ernie inspires me to embrace, 23 years and he did so much for so many people, it was not just a game but his life changed so many as it has mine today, which is the day I heard his beautiful story.

@Padoinky 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Syracuse (J-D) went to SU, walked on in Coach Mac’s 2nd season and saw greats like Joe M, Gary his brothers Larry and Mike, Tim G, Don M and whole host of others…. I can’t even imagine the greatness of Jim B, Floyd L, Larry C and of course, Ernie D. Can you imagine what would have been possible if he hadn’t been taken away from us?

@matthewberg8031 4 ай бұрын

Roger Davis blocked for Ernie Davis. Champs! Look it up. Davis and Davis lead the Orange Men to the National Championship! Awesome!

@MichaelForte-jn5pn 3 ай бұрын

Roger Davis was a starting offensive guard on the 1963 NFL champion Chicago Bears....Ernie Davis was a great man on and off the field....one could only imagine what he would have accomplished being in the same back field with the great Jim Brown.. ..RIP Ernie and Jim, we miss you ....

@matthewberg8031 2 ай бұрын

@@MichaelForte-jn5pn and Roger Davis who was on the National Champion Syracuse team and the Chicago Bears Championship team.We miss You Rog

@kieronmurphy5819 9 жыл бұрын

What an inspiration

@fallguye6011 6 жыл бұрын

Been interesting to see how good he could've been had his career not been cut short. I'd venture to say he may have been better than Jim Brown and perhaps the best there ever was.

@deelando1766 6 жыл бұрын

fallguye6011 💯

@oldmillrd8153 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody was better than Jim Brown. My dad is a Syracuse alum, my high school football coach, George Davis, was a SU half back. I watched all the great backs (Nance, Csonka, Davis, Little) at SU over the years both at college and in the pros. Ernie was terrific and would have been a terrific pro. But just watch Brown run. The power, speed and balance was the best combination any back has ever had.

@fallguye6011 3 жыл бұрын

@@oldmillrd8153 Probably not, but the world can only speculate. Brown was something else nobody's really outdone. Sanders or Payton probably only ones close and don't think they're better. Brown pretty much measuring stick.

@jimland4359 2 жыл бұрын

@@oldmillrd8153 Agree with all of that. Ernie was special. You have to be special to win the Heisman, but he was no Jim Brown.

@andrewjones2133 2 жыл бұрын

LONG LIVE ERNIE DAVIS

@bondi-e2s Жыл бұрын

that's Harry Edwards speaking in the opening? I was a young boy (1951 Birth yr.) when Ernie emerged with Leukemia, "what the hell is that?" He was a true Athletic Super-hero of mine, that got killed by a strange named disease. How could it be? I will never forget Ernie Davis & can only imagine what could have been with a Davis & Brown, Brown's backfield (+ Bobby Mitchell!!!!) "C'mon man, beat that!!"

@bondi-e2s Жыл бұрын

😥😥

@cgrock 12 жыл бұрын

Wonderful - Thanks SU for celebrating the life & achievements of Ernie Davis in this forum. Truly Special.

@LAGAmingTTV 4 ай бұрын

They killed that man !!

@MrVideomaker77 11 жыл бұрын

The BEST ever!

@heatherrowe9889 Жыл бұрын

I so love Ernie

@michaeljoseph8674 5 жыл бұрын

How sad he was robbed of a great life..Id have been bitter as all hell..jus epically sad rip dude hope you are in a better place if it even exists

@shawnassad7951 4 жыл бұрын

That’s shit that makes me cry

@MissRailfan 4 жыл бұрын

My hometown legend. Elmira Express

@MichaelForte-jn5pn 3 ай бұрын

I grew up in Elmira....I remember Ernie.....playing basketball and football at Elmira Free Academy....the Cleveland Browns came to Elmira for his funeral at the neighborhood house....and sad day I will never forget.....

@dsrgreen29 3 жыл бұрын

RIP Floyd Little

@derbyparkskater 12 жыл бұрын

great inspiration mr davis

@rickleaman8392 Жыл бұрын

Just watched The Express, great movie,

@stefanorotondi1965 5 ай бұрын

Oggi ho visto il film The Express. Ho pianto perché anche io ho avuto la leucemia ma sono sopravvissuto. Ciao Ernie❤

@godisgood789 6 жыл бұрын

Interestingly enough: Kennedy was assasinated in the same year Davis went to Glory. The first Black Heisman Trophy Winner was a Great Man of God with character and not just fame. He actually Broke the Walls and Parted the Red Seas like Moses but did not go through it. Martin Luther King went through the Red Sea and took the Black Man to the Promised Land but did not make it . I could also mention William Joseph Seymore, a One Eyed Black Man that brought every Race together for 24 Hour Prayer but gets no mention at all! Something to meditate and pray about as far as Race coming together as One, like God Sees us all!

@millardhale85 Жыл бұрын

RIP Ernie Davis

@emmanuel94e 12 жыл бұрын

@MrSwagtastic2012 OMG!!! Yes.. i want'ed for long to stwich my name t o ' Ernie Davis is favor for the legend. love him. remember for ever R.I.P Davis

@supermanforreal9820 5 ай бұрын

The crazy thing is Ernie Davis and Jim Brown died 60 years apart on the same day may 18

@ikegee7420 11 жыл бұрын

i can dig that, well said friend.

@jimmyprescott989 5 ай бұрын

🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

@garrison6863 Жыл бұрын

I did not know he was that fast. But he was for a big back.

@xylearrr 3 жыл бұрын

Bro there is literally someone on TikTok dancing on his grave

@laquishlittle5227 5 жыл бұрын

Number 44 baby

@E-ROSE_CGLL 12 жыл бұрын

he realli iz qood like dey showed n da movie

@dalereese9018 2 жыл бұрын

I heard of him not at Syracuse but when he got traded to the browns ..I live in ohio...RiP ernie

@zaynasghar6643 7 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the movie the ecspress

@jayjaysworld7110 4 жыл бұрын

Zayn Asghar yes on the starz channel

@samuelnewman9675 10 жыл бұрын

Makes me so angry to think thats how the african americans were treated. Disgrace

@leroybryant6832 6 жыл бұрын

Samuel Newman Sam to move on we have to forgive but we can't forget we can all do better

@JayeNovember 3 жыл бұрын

Black Americans not African

@kimberlywatkins2881 Жыл бұрын

Wow I guess I haven't done what I was put here for cause Lord knows I should be dead with a doctor saying the same thing

@vincentmarro 5 ай бұрын

Kind of low key hating by Jim brown and others .. basically saying he won it because they liked his attitude

@Sc-ld7os 5 жыл бұрын

Cuse>Texas

@ikegee7420 11 жыл бұрын

please

@BirdGang6 5 ай бұрын

One of the biggest What If’s in football history and it’s sad that the only reason most people know about him is because of some shitty Disney movie.

@tauras88d 11 жыл бұрын

there was wat too many great white players in the 50"s and 60"s

@ikegee7420 11 жыл бұрын

spell white

@markwoldin162 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, but we don't need to hear about "God calling him back". And respect to Jim Brown, but why talk of God, Mr. Brown? You were, I believe, a something worsen than ungalant with women, no?