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Cotton Davidson 
"Cotton" Davidson (#19) as quarterback for Baylor against Houston in 1952Date of birth November 30, 1931 Place of birth Gatesville, Texas Position(s) Quarterback College Baylor NFL Draft 1954 / Round 1 / Pick 5 Jersey Number 19, 18, 19 AFL All-Star 1961, 1963 Awards 1961 AFL All-Star Game MVP Honors American Football League Champion, 1962 Stats Statistics Teams 1954, 1957
1960-1962
1962-1968NFL Baltimore Colts
AFL Dallas Texans
AFL Oakland RaidersFrancis Marion Davidson (born November 30, 1931 in Gatesville, Texas), known by his nickname "Cotton" Davidson, was an American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback. Davidson attended Baylor University, and played professionally for the NFL's Baltimore Colts (1954, 1957), and the American Football League's Dallas Texans (1960–1962) and Oakland Raiders (1962–1968). Cotton Davidson also played quarterback for the Fort Bliss Falcons in 1955-1957. A game between the Fort Bliss Falcons and the Fort Sill, Oklahoma Cannoneers was played for a trophy called "The Little Brown Dud." The Cannoneers won the game and took home the Little Brown Dud. Cotton was awarded ALL ARMY QUARTERBACK in 1955.
Davidson was selected in the first round of the 1954 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts. In addition to playing quarterback, he also was a placekicker and punter. An original Dallas Texan, Davidson was the first starting quarterback for the franchise. Davidson was selected to the American Football League All-Star Game twice: in 1961 and in 1963. He was honored as the MVP of the 1961 AFL All-Star Game while with the Texans.
In 1963, the Chiefs traded Davidson to the Oakland Raiders for the first overall selection in the 1963 American Football League Draft, which was used by the Chiefs to select future Hall of Famer Buck Buchanan.
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Baltimore / Indianapolis Colts first-round draft picks Vessels • Davidson • Shaw • Ameche • Moore • Parker • Lyles • Burkett • Mix • Matte • Harris • Vogel • Woodson • Curtis • Ball • Smith • Detwiler • Williams • Hinton • Bulaich • McCauley • Dunlap • Drougas • Jones • Ehrmann • Dutton • Carr • Huff • Novak • Burke • McCall • Krauss • Dickey • Hatchett • McMillan • Thompson • Cooks • Schlichter • Elway • Coleman • Solt • Bickett • Hand • Bennett • Rison • George • Emtman • Coryatt • Dawkins • Faulk • Alberts • Ellis Johnson • Harrison • Glenn • Manning • James • Morris • Wayne • Freeney • Clark • Jackson • Addai • Gonzalez • Brown • Hughes • CastonzoDallas Texans / Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterbacks Dallas Texans 1962 AFL Champions 84 Fred Arbanas | 66 Sonny Bishop | 87 Mel Branch | 81 Tommy Brooker | 88 Chris Burford | 56 Walt Corey | 74 Jerry Cornelison | 19 Cotton Davidson | 86 Dick Davis | 16 Len Dawson | 79 Charley Diamond | 65 Jon Gilliam | 45 Dave Grayson | 54 Ted Greene | 28 Abner Haynes | 69 Sherrill Headrick | 55 E. J. Holub | 85 Bill Hull | 20 Bobby Hunt | 26 Frank Jackson | 44 Edward Kelley | 67 Carl Larpenter | 75 Jerry Mays | 32 Curtis McClinton | 64 Curt Merz | 82 Bill Miller | 1 Tom Pennington | 14 Bobby Ply | 60 Al Reynolds | 42 Johnny Robinson | 72 Paul Rochester | 10 Jimmy Saxton | 30 Jack Spikes | 35 Smokey Stover | 63 Marvin Terrell | 77 Jim Tyrer | 12 Eddie Wilson | 48 Duane Wood
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Coaches Tom Catlin | Bob Ghilotti | Ed Hughes | Bill WalshLos Angeles / Oakland Raiders starting quarterbacks Beuerlein • Boller • Brooks • Campbell • Collins • Culpepper • Davidson • Evans • Flores • Frye • Gannon • George • Gradkowski • Hobert • Hostetler • Lamonica • Marinovich • McCown • Mirer • Palmer • Pastorini • Plunkett • Russell • Schroeder • Stabler • Tuiasosopo • Walter • M. Wilson • W. Wilson • WoodCategories:- 1931 births
- Living people
- People from Gatesville, Texas
- American football quarterbacks
- American Football League Champions
- Baylor Bears football players
- Baltimore Colts players
- Dallas Texans (AFL) players
- Oakland Raiders (AFL) players
- American Football League All-Star players
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