May 30, 2013

DEKALB, Ill. -Former Northern Illinois University football player and Canadian Football League veteran Eddie Davis will be enshrined in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Plaza of Honor Sept. 20, 2013 the CFL team announced this week.

Davis played 15 seasons in the Canadian Football League, nine (2001-2009) with the Roughriders. He ranks 14th all-time in the Roughriders' record book in interceptions with 19 picks and helped lead the Roughriders to the Grey Cup in 2007.

A native of St. Louis, Mo., Davis began his CFL career in 1995 with the Birmingham Barracudas before playing five seasons (1996-2000) for the Calgary Stampede. He tallied 913 total tackles, 34 interceptions, 111 pass break ups and 16 quarterback sacks in 254 career games. Davis was a member of two Grey Cup Championship winning teams and was named a CFL All-Star four times and a West Division All-Star five times.

A four-year letterwinner for Northern Illinois from 1991-94, Davis started 19 of 41 games during his Huskie career. He recorded 129 tackles, including a career-high 53 during his junior season, and four interceptions, a career-best three as a senior. Davis also accumulated 321 yards on 16 kickoff returns and had one punt return for 14 yards in 1994.

The NIU football team opens its 2013 campaign Aug. 31 at Iowa. NIU plays five home games in 2013, beginning Sept. 21 versus Eastern Illinois. The 2013 season ticket deadline is Friday, May 31. Call 815-753-1923 or go online to www.NIUHuskies.com/tickets for more information or to order season tickets. The new Huskieland Plan, which includes a ticket to all five home games (sections A and G) and $50 in Doggie Dollars good for parking and/or concessions, is just $50. All remaining season ticket locations for the 2013 Huskie Stadium home slate are just $100 while NIU Alumni Association members, senior citizens (62+), youth (3-13), NIU Varsity Club (former letterwinners) members and faculty and staff can see every game for just $88.

Northern Illinois returns 14 starters (8 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialist) in 2013, led by dual-threat quarterback Jordan Lynch (Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel), a 2012 second-team All-American who accounted for nearly 5,000 yards of total offense while setting NCAA records for rushing by a quarterback with 12 100-yard rushing games. Leading tackler Jimmie Ward and the Huskies' entire offensive line are among the 55 returning letterwinners for 2013.

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