Best Athlete 1946-48 Mississippi State University Sports Hall of Fame 1974 Mississippi Sportsman of the Year in 1976 Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame 1980 Millsaps Sports Hall of Fame 1989 Harper Davis Field, home of the Millsaps Majors football, soccer, and lacrosse teams was named in his honor in 2004 He has been honored nationally for his contributions to the sport of football and his work with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. See also List of Chicago Bears players List of Green Bay Packers players References External links 1925 births 2020 deaths American football defensive backs Chicago Bears players Green Bay Packers players Los Angeles Dons players Millsaps Majors football coaches Mississippi State Bulldogs football coaches Mississippi State Bulldogs football players Saint Mary's Pre-Flight Air Devils football players High school football coaches in Mississippi Sportspeople from Clarksdale, Mississippi Coaches of American football from Mississippi Players of American football from Mississippi