Walt Davis

Walt Davis (* 5. Januar 1931 in Beaumont, Texas als Walter Francis „Buddy“ Davis; † 17. November 2020 in Port Arthur, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Hochspringer und Basketballspieler.

1952 wurde er US-Meister und siegte bei den Olympischen Spielen in Helsinki mit einer Höhe von 2,04 Metern. 1953 verteidigte er seinen nationalen Titel mit der Weltrekordhöhe von 2,12 Metern.

Nach seinem Olympiasieg wurde Davis 1952 Basketballprofi. Er spielte fünf Saisons für die Philadelphia Warriors und die St. Louis Hawks. Mit den Warriors wurde er 1956 und mit den Hawks 1958 Meister der National Basketball Association (NBA).

Nach dem Ende seiner Sportlerkarriere arbeitete Davis im Bankwesen und war Zivilangestellter der United States Coast Guard. Er starb im November 2020 im Alter von 89 Jahren.[1]

Commons: Walt Davis – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien
  • Walt Davis in der Datenbank von Olympedia.org (englisch)
  • Buddy Davis in der Datenbank von Basketball-Reference.com

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ I. C. Murrell: Buddy Davis, Olympic & NBA champ from Nederland, dies at 89. In: The News. 18. November 2020, abgerufen am 18. November 2020.
Personendaten
NAMEDavis, Walt
ALTERNATIVNAMENDavis, Walter Francis (vollständiger Name); Davis, Buddy (Spitzname)
KURZBESCHREIBUNGUS-amerikanischer Hochspringer und Basketballspieler
GEBURTSDATUM5. Januar 1931
GEBURTSORTBeaumont (Texas)
STERBEDATUM17. November 2020
STERBEORTPort Arthur (Texas)

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