QB Steve Davis Dies: Legendary Sooner Passes Away In Plane Crash

Steve Davis, legendary quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners, died on Sunday when a small plane that he was on crashed into a South Bend, Indiana home. He was 60 years old.

Davis played QB for the Sooners from 1973 to 1975 under Barry Switzer. Over that time he led the Sooners to 2 national championships (in 1974 and 1975) and a 32-1-1 record.

Davis had dreamed of playing for the Sooners ever since he was a child. According to the Oklahoman, Davis kept of a photo from an Oklahoma brochure in his top dresser drawer.

"It was a shot into the huddle, and there was Bobby Warmack, who was my idol. He had that eye-black, and the double chin strap and the towel out of the front of his pants," Davis told the paper. "I took that picture, and I took a big, black magic marker and wrote "WHEN?"

According to Davis, the day he made his first start in 1973, his mother took the picture and wrote "TONIGHT" on it.

Davis didn't need to be an impressive QB during the days of the defense-punishing Wishbone offense. His completion percentage was 40 percent during his career and he only averaged about six passes per game during Oklahoma's championship years.

Joe Washington carried the Sooner offense, literally. He averaged an NCAA record 73.9 rushing attempts per game in 1974. However, Davis definitely deserves credit his school record 32 career victories and 34 consecutive starts stood until last year when Landry Jones surpassed them. Davis reportedly reached out to Jones via a letter during his record-breaking run.

"He just really wanted to encourage me," Jones said. "Just keep going, keep leading those guys and keep fighting, regardless of what happens in the next game or the last game. Your focus is on this game and always to lead those guys."