Mouse Davis
American football player and coach (born 1932) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Darrel "Mouse" Davis (born September 6, 1932) is a retired American football coach and former player. A veteran coach at the high school, college, and professional levels, he last coached with Jerry Glanville at Portland State and with June Jones at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Davis served as the head football coach at Portland State University from 1975 to 1980, compiling a record of 42–24. He has also been a head coach with the Denver Gold of the United States Football League (1985), the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football (1991–1992), and the Detroit Fury of the Arena Football League (2001–2002) and the San Diego Riptide (2003) of AF2. A native of Washington, Davis grew up in Oregon, where he started his coaching career as a high school football coach. Davis is now widely regarded as the 'godfather' of the run and shoot offense.
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1932-09-06) September 6, 1932 (age 91) Palouse, Washington, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1951–1954 | Oregon College |
Position(s) | Quarterback, halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1975–1980 | Portland State |
1981 | California (OC) |
1982 | Toronto Argonauts (OC) |
1984 | Houston Gamblers (OC) |
1985 | Denver Gold |
1988–1990 | Detroit Lions (OC) |
1991–1992 | New York/New Jersey Knights |
1993 | Toronto Argonauts (OC) |
1994–1995 | Atlanta Falcons (QB) |
2001–2002 | Detroit Fury |
2003 | San Diego Riptide |
2004–2006 | Hawaii (ST/RB) |
2007–2008 | Portland State (OC) |
2009–2010 | Hawaii (WR) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 42–24 (college) 79–29 (high school) 11–8 (USFL) 11–10 (WLAF) 8–20 (AFL) 6–10 (AF2) |