Gender: Male
Popularity Rank: #15,492,380
Troy "Diesel" Michael Davis is a former American football player. Davis played college football at UCF. He was signed by the New York Jets in 2013 as an undrafted free agent. Davis also spent time with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL while also having stints with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on April 23, 2024
On the name Troy Davis, Troy means Curly Haired, Foot-soldier. Davis means Son of David, David's Son, Dear One, Beloved.
The name Troy Davis is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Troy Davis is predominantly used in countries such as Belgium.
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At NamesLook, the name Troy Davis is recorded 1 times globally, ranking it as the 15,492,380th most common name worldwide.
Troy Davis is most prevalent in Belgium, with 1 occurrences, making it the 85,281th most popular name in the country.
Troy "Diesel" Michael Davis is a former American football player. Davis played college football at UCF. He was signed by the New York Jets in 2013 as an undrafted free agent. Davis also spent time with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL while also having stints with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
Troy Anthony Davis was a man convicted of and executed for the August 19, 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia. MacPhail was working as a security guard at a Burger King restaurant and was intervening to defend a man being assaulted in a nearby parking lot when he was murdered. During Davis's 1991 trial, seven witnesses testified they had seen Davis shoot MacPhail, and two others testified Davis had confessed the murder to them. There were 34 witnesses who testified for the prosecution, and six others for the defense, including Davis. Although the murder weapon was not recovered, ballistic evidence presented at trial linked bullets recovered at or near the scene to those at another shooting in which Davis was also charged. He was convicted of murder and various lesser charges, including the earlier shooting, and was sentenced to death in August 1991.
Troy Davis is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones, finishing as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. Davis twice earned consensus All-American honors and was the first and one of only two NCAA Division I-A running backs to rush for over 2,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. In 2016, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He played professionally for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL, and was a member of the Eskimos' Grey Cup championship team in 2005.
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