Ralph Davis

Ralph Davis may refer to:

Ralph Davis (guard)

Ralph Gordon Davis (May 30, 1922 – September 26, 1992) was a guard in the National Football League. He played two seasons with the Green Bay Packers.

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Ralph Davis (basketball)

Ralph E. Davis Jr. (born September 7, 1938) is an American former professional basketball player who played two seasons in the NBA and was a starter on two NCAA Final Four teams at the University of Cincinnati.

Early life

Davis was born in Vanceburg, Kentucky, the son of Ralph E. Davis Sr., a self-employed businessman, and Anna Louis (Plummer) Davis. He played basketball at Lewis County High School in Vanceburg. He scored 1,810 points for the Lions and averaged 26.4 points and 18 rebounds per game as a senior. He was an all-district selection for three years. As a senior in 1956 he was named second team all-state by Louisville Courier-Journal as he led the Lions to the Eastern Kentucky Conference title. He was also an honor student.

College career

Davis attended the University of Cincinnati, where he was a three-year starter for the Bearcats and coach George Smith.

As a sophomore in 1957-58, he averaged 7.8 points per game as the Bearcats posted a 25-3 record and won the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) title led by fellow sophomore and future Hall-of-Famer forward Oscar Robertson and future longtime NBA player Connie Dierking.