He was widely recruited and committed to play football at the University of Texas which was then coached by Darrell Royal.
[1] On July 11, 1962, he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams along with a third round pick (#37-John Baker) and sixth round pick (#79-Terry Monaghan), in exchange for quarterback Frank Ryan and running back Tommy Wilson.
[2] In 1962, he started at defensive tackle alongside NFL notables Merlin Olson, Lamar Lundy, and Deacon Jones.
He became a versatile starter along the four positions in the defensive line through 1966, until he was slowed by a knee injury and was replaced by Willie Townes.
The Pete Logan character in the 2008 film The Express: The Ernie Davis Story was based on him.