Steve Davis (quarterback)

Steve Davis

Oklahoma Sooners No. 5
Position	Quarterback
Career history
College	Oklahoma (1973–1975)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-11-19)November 19, 1952
Place of birth	Bossier City, Louisiana
Date of death
Place of death	South Bend, Indiana

Steve Davis (November 19, 1952 – March 17, 2013) was a quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1973 to 1975. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1976 Orange Bowl, when the Sooners won their fifth national championship. Davis led the Sooners to a 32–1–1 record as their starting quarterback, and holds the NCAA record for winning percentage in that position. With Davis at the helm the Sooners won the national championship in 1974 and 1975. Davis was also a commentator for ABC Sports and CBS Sports college football telecasts in the 1970s and '80s.

Davis was born on Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana but was raised in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Later in life a born again Christian, he featured as a speaker giving his Christian testimony. Davis died on March 17, 2013 when the small jet he was a passenger in crashed in South Bend, Indiana.