He played as a full forward and is the father of Nick Davis[1] who is a premiership player with Sydney, and a cousin of Brent Crosswell.
[3] Despite being warned by the Carlton doctors over the danger of another head injury he joined North Melbourne during the 1977 season.
[4] He remained with the club until the end of 1978 but after managing only a total of 10 games he moved, this time to Collingwood.
In 1988 at the age of 33 he made a surprise comeback to football, playing a season in Sydney with the Swans after being a development coach and team runner for the previous few years.
[2] Following his playing career, Craig Davis has remained active in football as an administrator with the NSW AFL.