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Ernie Davis Born: Dec. 14, 1939Football star running back at Syracuse University; first black player to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961; drafted by the Washington Redskins and traded to Cleveland but died the following year of leukemia before playing a pro game. Died: May 18, 1963Fact Monster/Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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