Charlie Davis (defensive tackle)

Charlie Davis
Career information
Date of birth	(1951-11-17) November 17, 1951
Place of birth	Wortham, Texas, United States
Position(s)	Defensive tackle
College	Texas Christian University
NFL draft	1974 / Round: 9 / Pick: 229
Career history
As player
1974	Pittsburgh Steelers
1975–1979	St. Louis Cardinals
1980	Houston Oilers
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Charlie Davis (born November 17, 1951 in Wortham, Texas) is a former professional American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. Davis was a 9th round selection (229th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Steelers out of Texas Christian University in the 1974 NFL Draft.^[1] He played for seven seasons in the NFL. He played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a back-up Defensive Tackle and a member of the Steelers first World Championship Super Bowl IX over the Minnesota Vikings, was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals Sep 15 1975, for whom he played from (1975–1979), and the Houston Oilers (1980). Charlie played the best game of his career in the 1975 NFC Divisional Playoffs against the LA Rams when he recorded 5 sacks and recovered a fumble.^[2]

References

Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl IX champions

5 Terry Hanratty 10 Roy Gerela 12 Terry Bradshaw 17 Joe Gilliam 20 Rocky Bleier 22 Richard Conn 23 Mike Wagner 24 J. T. Thomas 25 Ron Shanklin 26 Preston Pearson 27 Glen Edwards 31 Donnie Shell 32 Franco Harris (MVP) 33 John Fuqua 34 Andy Russell 35 Steve Davis 38 Ed Bradley 39 Bobby Walden 43 Frank Lewis 45 Jim Allen 46 Reggie Harrison 47 Mel Blount 50 Jim Clack 51 Loren Toews 52 Mike Webster 54 Marv Kellum 55 Jon Kolb 56 Ray Mansfield 57 Sam Davis 58 Jack Lambert 59 Jack Ham 62 Jim Wolf 63 Ernie Holmes 64 Steve Furness 68 L. C. Greenwood 71 Gordon Gravelle 72 Gerry Mullins 73 Rick Druschel 74 Dave Reavis 75 Joe Greene 77 Charlie Davis 78 Dwight White 82 John Stallworth 84 Randy Grossman 86 Reggie Garrett 87 Larry Brown 88 Lynn Swann 89 John McMakin

Head coach: Chuck Noll

Coaches: Bud Carson Dick Hoak George Perles Dan Radakovich Louis Riecke Lionel Taylor Paul Uram Woody Widenhofer

Pittsburgh Steelers 1974 NFL draft selections

Lynn Swann Jack Lambert John Stallworth Jimmy Allen Mike Webster Jim Wolf Rick Druschel Allen Sitterle Scott Garske Mark Gefert Tommy Reamon Charles Davis Jim Kregel Dave Atkinson Dickey Morton Hugh Lickiss Frank Kolch Bruce Henley Larry Hunt Octavus Morgan Larry Moore

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