Forever In Our Heart today: Oklahoma OU quarterback dies in a plane crash
Wes Caves, a businessman from Tulsa, and Steve Davis, a former quarterback for the University of Oklahoma, perished in an Indiana plane disaster on this day in 2013.
About 1:00 p.m., the aircraft was supposed to take off from Jones Riverside Airport in Tulsa and travel for one hour and twenty-five minutes to Indiana. According to Federal Aviation Administration authorities who spoke with The Associated Press, the private jet crashed at approximately 3:15 p.m.
Sallisaw native Davis was one of eight quarterbacks on the OU roster in 1971. Before Landry Jones overtook him in 2012, he held the record for the most wins by a starting quarterback in the program with 32, having joined the Sooners as their starter in 1973.
Inducted into the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame in 2007, he was awarded MVP of the 1976 edition of the bowl game.
Jim Littrel (42), during the University of Oklahoma vs. Oregon game on September 13, 1975. The picture also features Elvis Peacock, Joe Washington (24), and Steve Davis (5). World File Tulsa
Steve Davis Oklahoma State University quarterback Steve Davis (5) with OSU defenders Tony Buck (58), Carl Devorce (78), and Phillip Dokes (91) during the game on November 30, 1974. World File Tulsa
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On October 5, 1974, Steve Davis (age 5) and Grant Burget (age 25) played a match versus Wake Forest. Oklahoma University prevailed 63-0. World File Tulsa
Steve Davis
Coach of the University of Oklahoma football team Barry Switzer, center, is pictured with two of his players, running back Joe Washington and quarterback Steve Davis, left, asOn January 2, 1976, at Miami Beach, they flash the “number one” sign following the Associated Press’s announcement of the Sooners as the national champions for the second consecutive year. AP ImageOn January 2, 1976, at Miami Beach, they flash the “number one” sign following the Associated Press’s announcement of the Sooners as the national champions for the second consecutive year. AP Image
On Monday, March 18, 2013, Steve Davis South Bend firemen are at the scene of a plane crash that occurred on Sunday near the South Bend Regional Airport in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Raymond/AP)
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Bo Davis speaks during his father’s funeral Steve Davis, 25 March 2013. Mike Simons/World of Tulsa
Steve Davis During a tale about Davis at his burial on March 25, 2013, friend Ross Robinson mimics Steve Davis beneath center. Mike Simons/World of Tulsa
Steve Davis
Previous Participant March 25, 2013, Brian Bosworth gives another mourner a hug during Steve Davis’s funeral. Mike Simons/World of Tulsa
