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John Davis (offensive lineman)

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in 1993 – this award is given "to honor one player from each NFL team who, in the eyes of his teammates, exemplified a commitment to sportsmanship and courage".
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and earned a tag as "The Refrigerator Mover" for his outstanding performance against All-American
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AA Lineman of the Year, and First-team All-State selection in football and basketball.
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Davis founded the John Davis Georgia Mountains Hospice Golf Classic which benefits
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Southeastern Lineman of the Year. In his senior season in 1986, Davis was an All-
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teams with Buffalo before retiring in 1994. He started at right guard in
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In 1985, he was selected as a first-team All-American at lineman by
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His professional football career began when he was selected by the
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and Japan Bowl All-Star Games. Davis was inducted into the
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first-team All-American. Following his final season at
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In 1983, he was selected to the Freshman 716: 8: 853:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players 144: / round: 11 / pick: 287 31: 653:"Ed Block Courage Award Recipients By Team" 336:Davis graduated from Gilmer High School in 723: 709: 701: 37: 30: 560: 558: 556: 554: 552: 522: 348:and awarded Gilmer High School's best 238: 868:All-American college football players 7: 390:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football 16:American football player (born 1965) 445:Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame 863:People from Gilmer County, Georgia 843:American football offensive guards 396:Football Team. He was awarded the 324:. He was also with the Bills for 14: 439:, he was selected to play in the 352:player in 1981 and served as the 99:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 679:"Where Are They Now: John Davis" 475:due to a knee injury, played in 412:William "The Refrigerator" Perry 681:. Buffalo Bills. Archived from 479:, and started at left guard in 382:Georgia Institute of Technology 370:Georgia High School Association 340:in 1983. Davis was a four-year 192:Career highlights and awards 1: 513:patients with hospice care. 483:. He was awarded the NFL's 384:, where he was a four-year 308:, twice earning first-team 306:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 884: 632:Pro-Football-Reference.com 441:Blue–Gray Football Classic 18: 746: 459:in the 11th round of the 296:(NFL), primarily for the 275: 265: 261: 237: 228: 196: 187: 153: 107:310 lb (141 kg) 36: 628:"1987 NFL Draft Listing" 312:honors. Davis played in 294:National Football League 28:American football player 19:Not to be confused with 858:Houston Oilers players 496: 485:Ed Block Courage Award 338:Gilmer County, Georgia 848:Buffalo Bills players 425:Atlanta Athletic Club 233:Career NFL statistics 537:. September 21, 2006 423:and was awarded the 366:most valuable player 68:Personal information 608:on October 29, 2007 451:Professional career 380:Davis attended the 33: 399:Sports Illustrated 288:player who was an 112:Career information 820: 819: 685:on August 8, 2007 481:Super Bowl XXVIII 420:The Sporting News 322:Super Bowl XXVIII 290:offensive lineman 279: 278: 257: 256: 875: 756:Haywood Jeffires 751:Alonzo Highsmith 739: 734: 725: 718: 711: 702: 695: 694: 692: 690: 675: 669: 668: 666: 664: 659:on July 13, 2007 649: 643: 642: 640: 638: 624: 618: 617: 615: 613: 594: 588: 587: 585: 583: 578:on March 3, 2016 577: 570: 562: 547: 546: 544: 542: 527: 505:Outside Football 500: 477:Super Bowl XXVII 318:Super Bowl XXVII 302:college football 282:John Henry Davis 266:Player stats at 239: 149:Career history 89:Ellijay, Georgia 86: 82: 80: 41: 34: 883: 882: 878: 877: 876: 874: 873: 872: 823: 822: 821: 816: 776:Spencer Tillman 742: 737: 732: 729: 699: 698: 688: 686: 677: 676: 672: 662: 660: 651: 650: 646: 636: 634: 626: 625: 621: 611: 609: 596: 595: 591: 581: 579: 575: 568: 564: 563: 550: 540: 538: 529: 528: 524: 519: 507: 502: 498: 473:Super Bowl XXVI 453: 378: 334: 326:Super Bowl XXVI 214:First-team All- 87: 84: 83:August 22, 1965 78: 76: 60: 44: 29: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 881: 879: 871: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 825: 824: 818: 817: 815: 814: 809: 804: 799: 796: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 768: 763: 761:Walter Johnson 758: 753: 747: 744: 743: 738:1987 NFL draft 733:Houston Oilers 730: 728: 727: 720: 713: 705: 697: 696: 670: 644: 619: 589: 548: 521: 520: 518: 515: 506: 503: 489: 469:Super Bowl XXV 461:1987 NFL draft 457:Houston Oilers 452: 449: 433:Scripps-Howard 431:selection and 377: 374: 333: 330: 314:Super Bowl XXV 277: 276: 273: 272: 263: 262: 259: 258: 255: 254: 251: 250:Games started: 247: 246: 243: 235: 234: 230: 229: 226: 225: 224: 223: 212: 199:2× First-team 194: 193: 189: 188: 185: 184: 183: 182: 168: 157:Houston Oilers 151: 150: 146: 145: 139: 135: 134: 129: 125: 124: 118: 114: 113: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 97: 93: 92: 74: 70: 69: 65: 64: 55: 51: 50: 49:No. 73, 79, 65 46: 45: 42: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 880: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 838:Living people 836: 834: 831: 830: 828: 813: 812:Ira Valentine 810: 808: 805: 803: 802:Curtis Duncan 800: 798:Wes Neighbors 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 771:Mark Dusbabek 769: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 754: 752: 749: 748: 745: 740: 735: 726: 721: 719: 714: 712: 707: 706: 703: 684: 680: 674: 671: 658: 654: 648: 645: 633: 629: 623: 620: 607: 603: 599: 593: 590: 574: 567: 566:"All-America" 561: 559: 557: 555: 553: 549: 536: 535:Times-Courier 532: 526: 523: 516: 514: 512: 511:North Georgia 504: 501: 495: 494: 488: 486: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 450: 448: 446: 442: 438: 434: 430: 426: 422: 421: 415: 413: 409: 405: 401: 400: 395: 391: 387: 383: 375: 373: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 343: 339: 331: 329: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 298:Buffalo Bills 295: 291: 287: 283: 274: 271: 270: 264: 260: 252: 248: 244: 242:Games played: 240: 236: 231: 227: 221: 217: 213: 210: 206: 202: 198: 197: 195: 190: 186: 180: 176: 172: 171:Buffalo Bills 169: 166: 162: 158: 155: 154: 152: 147: 143: 140: 136: 133: 130: 126: 122: 119: 115: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 85:(age 59) 75: 71: 66: 63: 59: 56: 52: 47: 43:Davis in 2014 40: 35: 26: 22: 806: 795:Michel James 791:Robert Banks 766:Cody Carlson 687:. 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Index

J. R. Davis
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Guard
Tackle
Ellijay, Georgia
Gilmer
Georgia Tech
1987
Houston Oilers
1987
1988
Buffalo Bills
1989
1994
All-American
1985
1986
ACC
1986
PFR
football
offensive lineman
National Football League
Buffalo Bills
college football
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
All-American
Super Bowl XXV
Super Bowl XXVII
Super Bowl XXVIII

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