Career numbers for Ernie Davis at Syracuse ... Lying in state in his adopted home after his death on May 18, 1963, more than 10,000 people filed past his coffin in one day. In 1964 the building ...

The honors came early and often, from the time he started with organized sports. Ernie Davis succeeded at every venue, a three-sport standout in high school, a two-time All-American halfback at ...