Ben Davis
Benjamin Frank Davis Jr.
Born: October 30, 1945
Birmingham, AL USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180
College: Defiance
High School: Fair Lawn (NJ)*; Bridgton Academy (North Bridgton, ME)
Career: 1967-1976
Drafted: 1967 in Round 17, #439 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Ben Davis played from 1967 to 1976 during his career with the Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions. Davis intercepted 19 passes for 313 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 18 | 229 | 12.7 | 52 | 1 |
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 11 | 1.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 240 | 8.9 | 52 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 27 | 708 | 26.2 | 63 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 152 | 19.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 860 | 24.6 | 63 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 8 | 162 | 20.2 | 44 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 67 | 67.0 | 67 | 1 |
| Totals | 19 | 313 | 16.5 | 67 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1967 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
Honors
1968 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1968 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
