He also was a member of the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Davis attended Wheatley High School, where he practiced track and field, playing organized football only as a senior.
He accepted a track and field scholarship from Southern University to run hurdles.
Davis was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round (74th overall) of the 1962 NFL draft.
[4] On September 8, 1965, he signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.