Hall of Fame

Clinton Davis

  • Class
  • Induction
    2011
  • Sport(s)
    Athlete
Alma Mater: Steel Valley, 1983 | Sports: Track & Field, Football
 
Simply put, Davis is the greatest high school sprinter in Western Pennsylvania history. Davis was so good that his state records in the 200- and 400-meter dashes still stand today, 28 years after he set them. They are the longest-standing records in Class 3A. He also set a state record in the 100 as a senior with a time of 10.46 seconds, but that has since been broken. He is the only male in the history of the WPIAL to win six gold medals from individual events at the PIAA championships. He won the 100, 200 and 400 two years in a row at the WPIAL and PIAA levels. In 1983, he also anchored Steel Valley’s 400 relay team to a first-place finish at the state meet. Davis also set several national indoor records while attending Steel Valley and won three gold medals at the 1982 junior Pan Am Games. In addition, he was a receiver on Steel Valley’s WPIAL championship football team in 1982.