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The Arizona Golf Hall of Fame inductee and sports journalist John Davis has passed away after a long battle with cancer. This news saddened all those who knew Davis. Through social media, sorrowful messages and condolences followed, illustrating how much Davis was loved by all, and the impact he left.
Bob Young, a Sun reporter, and his friend, said goodbye to Davis and told interesting stories about his life.“John waged a battle over several years with cancer, and his friends were amazed at how much he endured and how many times he bounced back from devastating news.
But we knew he was a tough guy. He survived a stroke by dragging himself over a span of two hours across his living room to reach a phone, which he dragged off of a table to call 9-1-1. And when I was covering the Suns beat, I came into the press work room to find John typing with his right hand on his laptop while holding his left hand in the air.
I asked him what was up and he said a scorpion had stung him while he was doing yard work. He said holding his hand up helped with the throbbing pain. I suggested maybe he should go home and he said it would still be throbbing whether he was at home or work.
He stayed and filed a sidebar and notes that night”. – Bob Young said, as quoted by golfweek.usatoday.com!
Bill Huffman on John Davis
In an interview with the media, Bill Huffman discussed this man’s modesty, kindness, and love.
Despite all the adversities that Davis had to face in his life, he never gave up and fought until the end no matter what. Sports and golf were two of his greatest passions in life, and no one could extinguish that passion. As long as he lived, his passion for it fueled him until the very end.“He was wise, witty and humble, and worked tirelessly at WM Phoenix Opens, Masters, U.S.
Opens, state amateurs – wherever he was assigned – to bring the most entertaining and accurate stories he possibly could to his readers,” said Bill Huffman. “And John always delivered, which is why he earned his spot in the Arizona Golf Hall of Fame”.
