Why is Ernie Davis famous?

Answer 1

was a RB for a college team and was drafted by the browns in the 1sd round Davis was also great on defense for football (at the time you palyed offense and defense)

and was great in bball a few days/week's/maybe a month after being drafted ernie Davis was diagnosed with leukemia (a form of cancer) and died of it after a few month's and unfortuanately never got to play pro football for the brown's

he was also the first African-American to win the heisman trophy

He was famous for being the first African American to win the heisman trophy