Benjamin Earl Davidson (June 14, 1940 – July 2, 2012) was an American football player, a defensive end best known for his play with the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League (AFL). Earlier in his career, he was with the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He later worked as an actor. More about Ben Davidson
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Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Davidson was the son of Avis (née Wheat) and Benjamin Earl Franklin, Senior. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles, but did not play football in high school; because of his height (6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)), basketball and track were more to his liking. While attending junior college at East Los Angeles College, he was spotted by the football coach and asked to join the team. He was subsequently recruited to play at the University of Washington in Seattle in 1959, where he flourished as a member of consecutive Rose Bowl-winning teams under head coach Jim Owens and gained entry into professional football.In total, we tracked 838 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Ben Davidson (Observing The Frontier by Ben Davidson SIGNED First Edition Hardcover Rare Space) was sold in November 2023 for $225.00 while the cheapest item (Ben Davidson 1997 Upper Deck Legends Autographed Insert) found a new owner for $0.01 in June 2016. The month with the most items sold (40) was July 2012 with an average selling price of $14.45 for an autographed item of Ben Davidson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2019 with $79.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was May 2015. In average, an autographed item from Ben Davidson is worth $12.49.
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Ben Davidson, former Oakland Raider, fixture in beer commercials, dies at 72 (07/08/12): Ben Davidson, an iconic face of the 1960s-era Oakland Raiders and later a popular fixture in Miller Lite TV commercials,...
Monte Poole: Ben Davidson gave rise to Oakland Raiders' renegade image (07/05/12): With Jim Otto as the visage behind the helmeted logo and Al Davis firmly in place as the franchise icon, the Oakland Raiders of the 1960s needed only a memorable image to properly construct a renegade identity.
The Fifth Down: Remembering Ben Davidson, Raider and Showman (07/04/12): The former Raider defensive lineman was a terror, but he was a jovial terror, a handlebar-mustache-wearing rebel who enjoyed being on stage, in front of a camera for movies and commercials.
Ben Davidson, intimidating Raiders defensive end, dies at 72 (07/04/12): Ben Davidson, the hulking defensive end who starred for the Oakland Raiders in the 1960s before becoming a famous television pitch man, has died. He was 72.
Former Raiders defensive end Ben Davidson dead at age 72 (07/03/12): Longtime Raiders defensive end Ben Davidson — one of the most despised football players to ever play against the Chiefs — died Monday. He was 72. Davidson was being treated for prostate cancer.
Ben Davidson, intimidating Raiders defensive end, dies at 72 (07/2012): Ben Davidson, the hulking defensive end who starred for the Oakland Raiders in the 1960s before becoming a famous television pitch man, has died. He was 72.