John Elwood "Waddy" Davis (September 18, 1892 – January 9, 1974) was an American college football player and coach of college football and college baseball.
Playing career Davis graduated from the University of Iowa in Iowa City.The Phi Gamma Delta, Volume 44 "Football's Passing Show" October 1921 page 117 He played football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was captain of the football team.The Iowa alumnus, Volume 15 By State University of Iowa, October 1917, page 17
Coaching career High school coaching Davis coached in the high school ranks in Iowa from 1917 to 1919.Newton, Iowa High School Football - 1919 "J. Elwood Davis"
Kansas Wesleyan Davis was the eighth head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, serving for one season, in 1920 and compiling a record of 0–1–2. College Football Data Warehouse Kansas Wesleyan University Coyotes all-time coaching records
Death David died on January 9, 1974, at a hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.
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