Milton Eugene "Pops" Davis (May 31, 1929 – September 29, 2008) was a defensive back who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts.

An NFL rookie in 1957 at the comparatively advanced age of 28, Davis made an immediate impact in the league, intercepting 10 passes in 14 games and making the Pro Bowl.

[2] The family moved to California during the Great Depression, when Milt was a toddler, packing all their belongings in a Ford Model T to escape the Oklahoma Dust Bowl.

[2] He became a Roman Catholic as a child, but when problems arose in his family he landed at a Jewish children's home called Vista del Mar.

[3] Despite collegiate football returning to limited substitution and the double platoon system in 1953, Davis never played a single minute on the offensive side of the ball during his time at UCLA — he was strictly a defensive player.

Davis returned to the Lions for the 1956 NFL season, playing in just two games[5] before being cut on October 11 as the team made personnel moves to get down to the 33-man roster limit.

"[3] Davis' career could have ended at this juncture if not for having worked out at a playground off Los Angeles' Denker Avenue in the off-season with Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb.

"[3] Davis retired from football at the age of 31, having played four seasons in the NFL, and returned to complete work on a doctorate in education at UCLA.

[7] On weekends Davis worked for 36 years[7] as a scout for four NFL teams — the Colts, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, and Lions.

[2] After his academic career ended, Davis retired to a 50-acre ranch in rural Oregon with his wife,[2] where he raised sheep, cattle, and llamas.

[7] Milt Davis died at his home in Elmira, Oregon, an unincorporated rural community west of Eugene, of brain cancer on September 29, 2008.