John S. Davis Explained

John S. Davis
Birth Date:21 October 1898
Birth Place:Williamsburg, Kansas, U.S.
Death Place:Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.
Alma Mater:Ottawa University (1922)[1]
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1930
Coach Team2:Ottawa
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1927–1931
Coach Team4:Ottawa
Coach Years5:1931–1937
Coach Team5:Colorado Teachers / Colorado State–Greeley
Coach Years6:1937–1945
Coach Team6:Colorado A&M
Admin Years1:1927–1931
Admin Team1:Ottawa
Overall Record:1–6 (football)
152–162 (basketball)

John Solomon "Sap" Davis (October 21, 1898 – February 16, 1985) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the 12th head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, serving for the 1930 season and compiling a record of 1–6.[2] Davis was also the athletic director and head basketball coach at Ottawa from 1927 to 1931. He moved to the State Normal School of Colorado—now known as the University of Northern Colorado—in 1931 to replace George E. Cooper as head basketball coach.[3] In 1937, Davis was hired as the head basketball coach at Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as Colorado State University.[4] [5]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. The Ottawa Campus, April 2, 1931, Ottawa, Kansas
  2. Web site: 2012 Football Media Guide . . 7 . February 26, 2013 .
  3. News: . Kansan Will Coach Bears in Basketball . . . May 7, 1931 . 1 . December 30, 2020 . .
  4. News: . Davis, Who Built Bear Cage Fives, Accepts Position At Colo. Aggies . . . July 8, 1937 . 1 . December 30, 2020 . .
  5. News: . Davis To Aggies (continued) . . . July 8, 1937 . 81 . December 30, 2020 . .