22 Facts About John Davis

1. John Davis said Callaway, now the Mets manager, was a driving force behind his invitation to spring training.

2. John Davis played for the Indians' AL pennant-winning team in 2016 that had Mickey Callaway as the pitching coach.

3. John Davis became the first black man to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom at Nixon's invitation.

4. John Davis proudly served our country in the US Army, and while in Vietnam he worked as a dog trainer.

5. John Davis argued 140 cases before the US Supreme Court during his career.

6. John Davis was one of the most prominent and successful lawyers of the first half of the 20th century, arguing 140 cases before the US Supreme Court.

7. John Davis served as a delegate from New York to the 1928 and 1932 Democratic National Conventions.

8. John Davis was a member of the National Advisory Council of the Crusaders, an influential organization that promoted the repeal of prohibition.

9. John Davis was a dark horse candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in both 1920 and 1924.

10. John Davis ranked as one of the last Jeffersonians, as he supported states' rights and opposed a strong executive.

11. John Davis lost his first three cases before his fortunes began to turn.

12. John Davis entered Washington and Lee University at the age of sixteen.

13. John Davis served in the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1913, helping to write the Clayton Antitrust Act.

14. John Davis invented a device used until the 18th century for determining latitude by reading the angle of elevation of the sun, and he wrote a treatise on navigation, The Seaman's Secret (1594).

15. John Davis seems to have commanded the Black Dog against the Spanish Armada and sailed with Thomas Cavendish on his last voyage (1591).

16. John Davis was born in the parish of Stoke Gabriel in Devon circa 1550, and spent his childhood in Sandridge Barton nearby.

17. John Davis authored two books on navigation, The Seaman's Secrets and The World's Hydrographical Description (1595); and he invented the Davis quadrant, a double quadrant that was the principle instrument of navigation until the early 1700s.

18. John Davis made his first exploration voyage in 1585 in search of the Northwest Passage to the Orient.

19. John Davis attempted three practice bulls Friday before heading to Chicago.

20. John Davis is going after a second world title in full force in 2019.

21. John Davis ultimately finished his third season in the PBR ranked seventh in the world standings.

22. John Davis eventually learned he had a torn ligament, which happened during his 83.25-point ride on Uncle Tink in Round 2 in Chicago.