Alma mater Dickinson College 1909–1914 Oklahoma A&M | 1908 Dickinson Name Paul Davis | |
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Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball Born February 19, 1881
Williamsburg, Virginia ( 1881-02-19 ) Died April 26, 1947(1947-04-26) (aged 66)
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 1915–1917 North Dakota Agricultural | ||
Paul Jones Davis (February 19, 1881 – April 26, 1947) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Dickinson College (1908), Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now Oklahoma State University (1909–1914), North Dakota Agricultural College—now North Dakota State University (1915–1917), and the University of North Dakota (1920–1924), compiling a career college football record of 69–57–6. Davis was also the head basketball coach at Oklahoma A&M (1911–1915), North Dakota Agricultural (1915–1918), and North Dakota (1920–1924), tallying a mark of 112–44. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Oklahoma A&M from 1909 to 1915, amassing a record of 54–40–1.
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Coaching career
Davis was the eighth head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and he held that position for the 1908 season. His overall coaching record at Dickinson was 5–4. This ranks him 20th at Dickinson in terms of total wins and eighth at Dickinson in terms of winning percentage. From 1909 to 1914, he coached at Oklahoma A&M, and compiled a 29–16–1 record. From 1915 to 1917, he coached at North Dakota Agricultural, where he compiled a 10–7–1 record.
Personal life
Davis married Florence Eva Baxter.