Terrell Davis

Terrell Davis

Davis in January 2005
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Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1972-10-28) October 28, 1972 (age 51) San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lincoln (San Diego, California)
College:	Long Beach State (1990–1991) Georgia (1992–1994)
NFL draft:	1995 / Round: 6 / Pick: 196
Career history
Denver Broncos (1995–2002)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII) Super Bowl MVP (XXXII) NFL Most Valuable Player (1998) 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1996, 1998) 3× First-team All-Pro (1996–1998) 3× Pro Bowl (1996–1998) NFL rushing yards leader (1998) 2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1997, 1998) NFL 1990s All-Decade Team PFWA All-Rookie Team (1995) Denver Broncos Ring of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 7,607 Yards per carry: 4.6 Rushing touchdowns: 60
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Terrell Lamar Davis (born October 28, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2001. He is the Broncos all-time leading rusher and still holds the record for most postseason single-season touchdowns (eight), which he achieved in 1997. He is also credited with starting the "Mile High Salute", a celebratory tradition among Denver Broncos players after scoring a touchdown. Davis was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. Despite his short seven-year tenure (with four full seasons), Davis is often regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time.^[1]

Davis was drafted by the Broncos in the sixth round (196th pick overall) of the 1995 NFL draft. He is the Denver Broncos' all-time leading rusher, with 7,607 rushing yards. Davis still holds the NFL record for most rushing touchdowns in a single postseason, scoring eight in the 1997 playoffs, culminating in him winning the Super Bowl MVP award.^[2] In 1998, he became only the fourth NFL player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season. As a player, he was given the nickname "T. D." by players, fans and the media; this denoted both the initials of his first and last name as well as being an abbreviation for touchdown.