he had leukemia.
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Ernie Davis died on May 18, 1963 at the age of 23.
Yes. Davis was diagnosed with leukemia in the summer of 1962, prior to training camp as a rookie for the Browns. He never played a game in the NFL.
Ernie Davis did not marry, He died at age 23 of leukemia. Ernie was the first African American man to win the Heisman Trophy and the first to join the prestigious Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
he had money
Ernie Davis played college ball at Syracuse University. He was drafted (1962) by the Washington Redskins and subsequently traded to the Cleveland Browns but never played a game in the NFL as he was diagnosed with incurable leukemia prior to his rookie season. He passed away less than a year later.
Ernie Davis was the first African-American to win the heisman trophy in college He later got leukemia, which was the unfortunate end of his career. When he passed away, President John F. Kennedy gave a speech in his honor.
Browns running back Ernie Davis died of Leukemia in 1962, before ever getting the chance to play in the NFL. However, Ernie Davis wasn't drafted by the Browns, he was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins with the first pick in the first round of the 1962 NFL Draft.
Ernie Davis is not in Madden '08
was a RB for a college team and was drafted by the browns in the 1sd round Davis was also great on defense for football (at the time you palyed offense and defense) and was great in bball a few days/week's/maybe a month after being drafted ernie Davis was diagnosed with leukemia (a form of cancer) and died of it after a few month's and unfortuanately never got to play pro football for the brown's he was also the first African-American to win the heisman trophy He was famous for being the first African American to win the heisman trophy
Ernie Davis is a person, he can't be invented!