| Ira Davis |
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RS Senior
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| Hometown:
Seattle, Wash.
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| High School:
Garfield
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| Height / Weight:
6-0 / 213
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| Position:
Linebacker
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| Birthdate:
04/27/1981
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| Experience:
3V
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DAVIS' HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
A standout on offense and defense in football and one of Garfield High's top basketball and track athletes...coached by Luther Carr in football, earning three letters...football and basketball captain senior year...four varsity letters each in basketball and track...high jump and long jump specialist...during SOPHOMORE year hoop team's most improved player...team won Metro City championship...as a JUNIOR basketball team won Metro City title and State Championship...SENIOR year picked by the Seattle Times to their White Chip list...All-KingCo wide receiver and honorable mention linebacker...All-State honorable mention...made 77 tackles, eight sacks and caused six fumbles from linebacker position...caught 28 passes for 500 yards and eight touchdowns.
DAVIS' WSU CAREER
FRESHMAN (1999-00): Redshirt season.
RS-FRESHMAN (2000-01): V-letter… Games - 7…Started - 0…missed the Utah, Idaho and California games with a bruised knee early in the season and the ASU game…recorded two tackles, both at Arizona…most action came as a special teams player…earned the following weekly team award: Arizona/Big Hit.
RS-SOPHOMORE (2001-02): V-letter…Games - 12…Starts - 2…came off the bench at Stanford to replace the injured Raonall Smith and responded with a pair of sacks, two passes defensed and an interception…started the next two weeks against Montana State and Oregon…had a season-high five tackles against Oregon.
PERSONAL
Ira Morya Davis...born 4-27-81 at Seattle...mother Portia Carter...one sister Portina Alexander...an uncle Mike Carter earned football letters at WSU in 1972-73-74...cousin Anthony Davis played with the Kansas City Chiefs...enjoys surfing the Internet...honor student with a 3.1 gpa...earned minority outreach program certificate of merit, 1995...Seattle Urban League Youth Access Computer Training Program, 1998...Renaissance Honor Roll award 1998...a member of Natural Helpers, 1999...City of Seattle Webmaster and Graphics Art intern, 1997-99...participated in numerous community programs...National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete honoree, 1999...high school's Senior Prince, 1999...looking at a computer science and advertising major at WSU.
DEFENSE G/GS TT PT AT TFL SACKS PI/YDS
2000 7/0 2 1 1 0/0 0/0 0/0
2001 12/2 15 9 6 2/-7 2/-7 1/0
CAREER: 19/2 17 10 7 2/-7 2/-7 1/0
