Known as "Mr. Outside," Glenn Davis (born 1925) played on exceptional Army football teams in the 1940s. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1946.
Glenn Woodward Davis was born December 25, 1925, in Claremont, California (some sources say December 26, 1924, in Burbank, California), with a fraternal twin brother, Ralph. They were the sons of Ralph Davis, a bank manager who also owned citrus trees, and his wife Irma. Davis and his family, including an older sister Mary, spent most of their formative years in LaVerne, California.
By the time he reached high school, Davis was a celebrated athlete. Some observers believed he was one of the finest athletes produced in Southern California. While attending Bonita High School, Davis played in four sports, (football, baseball, basketball and track), and won 13 (some sources say 16) letters over his high school career. For his athletic prowess, Davis won numerous honors. In 1942, the year he led Bonita to a Southern California high school scoring record of 236 points, he was named the CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Football Player of the Year.
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