Jerone Davison
_(cropped).jpg) Davison in 2024 | |
| No. 48 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 16, 1970 Picayune, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Memorial (Picayune) |
| College | Solano CC (1989–1990) Arizona State (1991–1992) |
| NFL draft | 1993 (undrafted) |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Jerone Lamar Davison (born September 16, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) from 1996 to 1997. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He played pro ball for the Sacramento Gold Miners of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1994.[2][3] He ran in the Republican primary for the U.S. House in Arizona's 4th congressional district in 2022.
Political career
[edit]Davison was a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in the 2022 election, in Arizona's 4th congressional district. He lost the primary election on August 2, 2022 and came in last place in voting.[4]
In July 2022, Davison released a 30-second advertisement in which he protects his home from "a dozen angry Democrats in Klan hoods" with an AR-15.[5] The advertisement went viral, gathering more than 5 million views on Twitter.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jerone Davison". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Jerone Davison Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Jerone Davison, RB". Nfl.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Who's who in Arizona's 2022 US Congressional races". 12news.com. June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- 1 2 Hilu, Charles (July 7, 2022). "Arizona candidate Jerone Davison wards off KKK with AR-15 in viral campaign ad". The Washington Times. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- American football running backs
- Arizona Republicans
- Arizona State Sun Devils football players
- Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
- Sacramento Gold Miners players
- College football players in California
- Rhein Fire players
- Oakland Raiders players
- People from Picayune, Mississippi
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- People from Tempe, Arizona
- Junior college football players in the United States
- American athlete-politicians
- 20th-century American sportsmen