Even on the field, Davis' grace was on full display. “If we ever got angry at Ernie, it was because he helped pick up the enemy that he just knocked down,” said Skonieczki.

Davis, an Elmira Free Academy graduate, won the Heisman Trophy for Syracuse University in 1961. He died of leukemia in 1963 and the award in his name has been handed out annually since.

The Clemens Center in downtown Elmira will mark the second annual Ernie Davis Day with a short presentation and free film screening of "The Express: The Ernie Davis Story" on Friday, Dec. 6.

The second annual Ernie Davis Day will hit The Clemens Center on Friday, December 6 at 9:30 AM. On December 6, 1961 “The Elmira Express” Davis became the first Black college football player to ...

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) – Horseheads girls flag football will take on a whole new meaning Wednesday night. When the Blue Raiders host the Elmira Express at 6 pm Wednesday, one player is bringing ...

The nominees for the 2023 Ernie Davis Award were announced Saturday afternoon during a ceremony at the Arnot Mall in Horseheads. Finalists are Elmira High School's Evan Garvin, Thomas A. Edison's ...

He trusted Davis in a way he trusted few other people, John Brown said, describing that bond as a statement on the selfless power of Ernie’s nature, even in the hardest months of his life.

The game was almost 61 years ago in Buffalo, though what John Brown remembers of Ernie Davis has little to do with the play-by-play.

Ernie Davis Award past winners1963: Ray Fratarcangelo, Elmira Free Academy1964: Mike Malone, Elmira Notre Dame1965: Jack Leonard, Notre Dame1966: Joel Ramich, Notre Dame1967: Charley Collins ...

Ernie Davis with the Heisman Trophy he won in 1961 as the nation's outstanding college football player. He ran for 224 yards, including a 91-yard touchdown, in EFA's 21-6 win over Southside in the ...

Lewis Stark Obituary (1939 - 2020) - Star-Gazette If you came across a man wearing an Ernie Davis 1961 Heisman Trophy hat, that was most likely Buzzie. "He wore that hat every day," Clark said.