Earl A. Davis
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 28, 1889 Stewart County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | February 13, 1965 (aged 75) Maryville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1910 | Transylvania |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1922 | Missouri Wesleyan |
| 1923–1924 | McKendree |
| 1925 | Centenary |
| 1926 | Maryville (MO) (assistant) |
| 1927–1936 | Maryville (MO) |
| Basketball | |
| 1923–1925 | McKendree |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 86–62–12 (football) 22–7 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 MIAA (1917, 1919, 1921, 1931) | |
Earl Andrew "Lefty" Davis (December 28, 1889 – February 13, 1965) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Missouri Wesleyan College from 1917 to 1922, McKendree College (now known McKendree University) from 1923 to 1924, Centenary College of Louisiana in 1925, and Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College (common known then as Maryville State Teacher's College and now known as Northwest Missouri State University) from 1927 to 1936. Davis was also the head basketball coach at McKendree from 1923 to 1925, tallying a mark of 22–7.
Davis played football at Transylvania University. He earned a master's degree at Peabody College and pursued graduate studied at the University of Illinois. Davis died on February 13, 1965, in Maryville, Missouri.