He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the twelfth round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft after playing college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
[1][3] He averaged 10.4 yards per carry in football and also set the Metropolitan Conference record for most touchdowns per game.
[3] Davis was a two-time state champion in wrestling as well and was named the Omaha World-Herald athlete of the year.
[7] On September 27, 1969, he was demoted to the Browns' taxi squad after the team activated running back Charles Leigh.
[9] Head coach Lou Saban said that the Broncos had been interested in Davis since his college career at Nebraska.
[13] Davis spent some time playing flag football in a recreational league after his NFL career.
[15] He served on the state of Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education from its founding in 1991 until January 2012.