Code: | Football |
Sport: | Gaelic football |
Don Davis | |
Irish: | Dónall Dáibhís |
Fullname: | Don Davis |
Birth Date: | 13 March 1969 |
Feet: | 5 |
Inches: | 10 |
Occupation: | Garda Síochána |
County: | Cork |
Province: | Munster |
Club: | O'Donovan Rossa |
Cposition: | Forward |
Clcounty: | 1 |
Clprovince: | 1 |
Clallireland: | 1 |
Counties: | Cork |
Icposition: | Full-forward |
Icyears: | 1993-2000 |
Icapps(Points): | 23 (1-11) |
Icprovince: | 4 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nfl: | 1 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Icupdate: | 13:52, 9 March 2014 |
Birth Place: | Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland |
Don Davis (born 13 March 1969[1]) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.[2]
Born in Skibbereen, County Cork, Davis first played competitive Gaelic football whilst at school at St Fachtna's De La Salle Secondary School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 1993 championship. Davis went on to play a key role for the team over the next seven years, winning four Munster medals and one National Football League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
Davis was a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on one occasion, however, he ended his career without a Railway Cup medal. At club level he is an All-Ireland medallist with O'Donovan Rossa, alongside his brother Tony and Pat, who suffered a horrible injury in the semi-final against Lavey. Don has also won one Munster and one championship medal.
His brother Tony was a two-time All-Ireland medallist with Cork, while his brother Pat has also captained Cork in a national league clash against Kildare.
Throughout his career Davis made 23 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2000 championship.
Davis is widely regarded as one of Cork's greatest-ever Gaelic footballers. He has often been voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at centre-forward on a special Cork team made up of players never to have won an All-Ireland medal.[3]
In retirement from play Davis has become involved in coaching and team management. In 2013 he was named as a selector as part of Brian Cuthbert's management team for the Cork senior footballers.[4]