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A four-position football performer for Coach Red Parker, Davitt played guard, center, tackle and end and earned first-team All-Southern Conference and All-South Carolina honors while being named second-team All-America by the Associated Press and honorable mention All-America by United Press International in 1971. A three-year letter winner who served as a team captain, Davitt was honored with an Outstanding Achievement Award by then-president Gen. James Duckett. Named in 1971 to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, Davitt earned a spot on the Brigadier Club’s All-Decade Team for the 1970s. Against rival VMI in 1969, Davitt caught 12 passes, three for touchdowns, and was the runner-up for national player of the week honors. He was an offensive lineman on the 1971 team that went 8-3 and whose offense was ranked fifth nationally with more than 450 yards per game. With Davitt leading the way, the ’71 offensive line was nicknamed the “Seven Cylinders.”