Ira Davenport

Ira Nelson Davenport

• Height 5' 10", Weight 169 lb.

• School University of Chicago

• Born October 8, 1887 in Winfield, KS USA
• Died July 17, 1941 in Dubuque, IA USA

Biographical Information

Ira Davenport played football in college. He ran 48.8 in the 440 yard dash in 1910, the fastest time recorded for the event that year. He won a Bronze medal in the 800-meter dash in the 1912 Olympics. In the baseball exhibition, he hit 6th for the USA and went 2 for 3 with two runs in a 13-3 win while catching for the Americans. He later was football coach at Loras College.

Sources include Olympedia