Glenn Davis (hurdler)
Glenn Davis in Rome, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Glenn Ashby Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jeep | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 12, 1934 Wellsburg, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 28, 2009 (aged 74) Barberton, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on June 24, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Glenn Ashby "Jeep" Davis (September 12, 1934 – January 28, 2009) was an American Olympic hurdler and sprinter who won a total of three gold medals in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic games.
Davis later played professional football as a wide receiver with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) before becoming a teacher and coach in his adopted hometown of Barberton, Ohio, for 33 years.