Hall of Honor
A hometown football hero from South Beloit, Illinois, John Davis set a high school single-season rushing record in 1981 with 1,214 yards. His senior year in high school he led South Beloit to a conference title with an amazing 11.1 yards per rush. Choosing to stay near home for his college career, John was an All-Conference football back who set 13 Beloit College recors, including a single-season rushing mark of 1,065 yards and 208 carries and a single-game record of 223 yards and 20 carries as a senior. Named offensive rookie of the year in 1983, he was a four year starter and letterman for the Buccaneers. He led the team to an 8-2 record for a Midwest Conference North Division title as a sophomore in 1984. Named first team All-Conference all four years, his senior year brought an honorable mention berth on both AP Little All-American and Pizza Hut Division III All-American teams. Despite missing much of his juior year due to injury, Davis had a career total of 2,930 rushing yards on 623 attempts while scoring 21 touchdowns. For three seasons he was the team’s leading scorer and offensive player of the year. Awarded the Carl Nelson Team Player of the Year Award in 1985 and the Janssen Award in 1986, he was named MVP as a senior. Following graduation, John coached girls and boys basketball at Beloit Catholic High School while working for Warner Electric Brake. He recently volunteered his coaching skills to the football team at North Central College while working as a business systems consultant for Household International.
