Art Davis ( American football ) Arthur Ganong " Art " Davis ( born November 29 , 1934 ) is a former American football player who played a single season in the National Football League ( NFL ) with the Pittsburgh Steelers . Early life . Davis was born in Clarksdale , Mississippi where he attended Clarksdale High School . He received a football scholarship to Mississippi State after missing his entire senior high school football season with a broken leg . Football career . At Mississippi State , Art Davis began his college football career starting at defensive back in 1952 against defending National Champion , University of Tennessee . In 1953 , Davis caught a touchdown pass from Jackie Parker to tie Ole Miss 7 – 7 , knocking the Rebels out of Cotton Bowl contention . In 1954 , Davis was voted the Southeastern Conference ' s Most Valuable Player ( Nashville Banner , Atlanta Constitution ) where he scored 10 touchdowns and grabbed 4 interceptions playing both ways . In that ' 54 campaign , Davis scored four touchdowns against LSU ( 3 rushing , 1 interception return ) in a 25 – 0 win at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge . In 1955 , he was named first team All America by FWAA / Look Magazine and their National Player of the Year . He was voted as the top defensive back and 2nd best running back in the SEC ( Atlanta Constitution ) . During the ' 55 season , playing with a separated shoulder and injured knee at Auburn , Davis ran for a touchdown , passed for another score , had a 54 yard punt and made 11 unassisted tackles in a 27 – 26 loss . Davis played in the Senior Bowl , Blue - Gray Game ( Gray team captain , 2 interceptions ) and College All - Star Game . He also ran track and was nosed out by a photo - finish in the SEC Championship 100 yard dash . His best time in the 100 yard dash was 9 . 8 seconds . In 2004 , he was honored as an SEC Football Legend at the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta , Georgia . In 2011 , Davis was honored as a Mississippi Football Legend by the Jackson Touchdown Club . Davis is also a member of the Mississippi State and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame . Davis was selected in the first round , fifth overall , by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1956 NFL Draft . He was limited during his rookie season in by an injured shoulder which he suffered in the College All - Star Game vs . the Cleveland Browns as well as a knee injury he sustained in college and again with the Steelers . The knee injury would also sideline him for the season . He announced his retirement from football prior to the season . After professional football , Davis was an assistant coach at LSU , Georgia Tech and the University of Texas ( 1963 National Champions ) . Under Coach Darrell Royal , the Longhorns beat Navy , 28 – 6 , in the 1964 Cotton Bowl . Davis ' s older brother , Harper , was an all - SEC , four - year starter at Mississippi State and is a 2002 SEC Football Legend inductee . Harper is also as a member of the Mississippi State and State of Mississippi Sports Halls of Fame . He played professionally for the Los Angeles Dons , Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers and was later the Head Football Coach at Millsaps College ( 1962 – 1986 ) in Jackson , Mississippi . Personal . Davis married Frances Habig of Jackson , Mississippi in 1956 . They now reside in Wilsonville , Oregon .