H. G. Davis Jr. | |
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| Born | June 14, 1924 Manchester, Georgia, USA[1] |
| Died | August 16, 2004 (aged 80) |
| Education | B.A., University of Florida |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and educator |
Horance Gibbs "Buddy" Davis Jr. (June 14, 1924 – August 16, 2004) was an American journalist and educator.[1] He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1971 for a series of editorials in support of the peaceful desegregation of Florida's schools.[2]
Davis was born in Manchester, Georgia. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific. He and his wife had a son, Gregory, and a daughter, Jennifer.
Davis received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and taught at its University of Florida School of Journalism (established 1953) from 1954 to 1985.[1] From 1962 to 1983 he was a columnist and editorial writer for The Gainesville Sun; from 1983 to 1989, a columnist for the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group.[1]
He died of heart failure in August 2004 at the age of 80.[1]
In 1971 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing[2] and he was named a UF Distinguished Alumnus. In 1977, he received the highest service award from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Wells Memorial Key.
