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A Princeton resident and longtime high school sports official is among five former Hilltoppers that will be inducted as the 30th class into the WKU Athletic Hall of Fame in ceremonies set for Homecoming weekend this fall. Jay Davis will be inducted along with Sherrod Coates, Donna Doellman Miller, Janet Jesang and Chris Marcus.
Davis, who lettered four years at WKU after playing at Henderson City High School, is considered one of the outstanding pass receivers in Hilltopper football history. The 15 receptions he accounted for at Akron in 1969 stood as the school record for 50 years and has been bettered by only Lucky Jackson in 2019 since. And, the 191 yards on catches in that contest stood for 26 years and is still 7th on that list.
Davis still holds WKU records for catches by a sophomore (46 in 1969), receiving yards by a freshman (612 in ’68) and by a sophomore (809 in ’69); and, receiving TDs by a freshman (6 in 1968). He completed his career with 131 catches (not bettered until 2004) for 2,236 yards (lasting until 2007) and 19 TD receptions (still 6th on that list).
The four teams he lettered on were a collective 29-8-3 (76.3%) overall with two OVC championships (’70 & ’71) and two runner-up finishes in league competition. Davis earned All-OVC honors as a junior in 1970.
The induction of the 2021 class will bring the number of former WKU athletes and coaches to earn berths in the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame to 161 since its founding in 1991.
The 2021 class will be inducted in a ceremony highlighting the annual W-Club Homecoming Brunch, set for 10 a.m. CT Saturday, October 30, on the main floor (John Oldham Court) in E.A. Diddle Arena on the WKU campus in Bowling Green.
— Courtesy WKU Athletics
