Richard Dean Davis was born on November 24,1958 and is an American former soccer midfielder, and former captain of the US national team for much of the 1980s.
17 Facts About Rick Davis
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Rick Davis is considered by fans the best US-born player of the North American Soccer League era and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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Rick Davis was born in Denver, Colorado, and began playing soccer at the age of seven for an AYSO soccer team in Claremont, California.
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Rick Davis was an All-American high school player at Damien High School in La Verne, California.
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Rick Davis began playing with the team during the 1978 season and was selected as the 1979 North American Player of the Year in his second season.
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Rick Davis was selected as an NASL all-star Honorable Mention in the 1983 season.
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Rick Davis moved just in time to avoid the collapse of the Cosmos.
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Rick Davis played one more season with the Steamers before moving to the New York Express, an MISL expansion team heavily staffed by former Cosmos players.
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In January 1989, Rick Davis injured his knee, requiring multiple surgeries.
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Rick Davis was on the roster for the 1989 Seattle Storm of the Western Soccer Alliance.
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Rick Davis became an integral part of the US national team in 1977, first with the US Olympic team and U20 teams, then the senior national team.
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Rick Davis became a regular on the team, playing in all eight US matches in 1977.
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Rick Davis continued to play for the Olympic team, which qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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Rick Davis played for the US in the 1984 Olympics, where he scored two goals in the US victory over Costa Rica.
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Rick Davis would provide television commentary at both the 1990 and 1994 World Cups for ABC.
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Rick Davis continues to work as a commentator for Los Angeles Galaxy games.
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Rick Davis was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2001.