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MEET ANNOUNCER & STATISTICIAN SCOTT DAVIS HAS DIEDBy David Monti© 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved - used with permissionOne
of the most prominent athletics meeting announcers and statisticians in
the United States, Scott Davis, has died from complications after
apparently contracting an infection while working at the IAAF World
Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada, last month.  Davis, who died
yesterday at his home in Los Angeles, was 67.  His death was confirmed
by Jack Pfeifer, president of the Track & Field Writers of America.Davis's
voice filled stadiums from New York City to Los Angeles where his
combination of expert athlete knowledge and a booming voice kept fans
both informed and excited through competitions at the high school,
collegiate and professional levels.  Davis prided himself on his
thorough preparation before every meet."You can't show up and do
these things right off the top of your head," Davis said in a video
interview with USA Track & Field last June at the USA Outdoor
Championships where he handled the house announcing duties.  "There's an
awful lot of preparation which goes into these."  He added: "I will
never be accused of not being prepared; that's for sure."Davis,
who was the meeting director for the Mt. SAC Relays for 20 years before
his retirement in 2007, had battled cancer since 1997, and had endured
several rounds of chemotherapy.  After his first successful battle with
cancer, he would always reply, "I'm still here!" when people asked him
how he was doing.A UCLA graduate, Davis also compiled and edited
the F.A.S.T. Annual, the definitive American athletics statistics
source used by nearly everyone with a professional interest in American
track and field.  Davis co-founded F.A.S.T (Federation of American
Statisticians for Track) in 1984, and had also been the general
secretary of the global statistics organization, A.T.F.S.In a
statement, Track & Field Writers of America president Jack Pfeifer
referred to Davis as "a genial lion of a man, with a kind word, back
slap and funny story for everyone."Davis was at home with his wife, Cheryl, when he died, according to his long-time friend, Walt Murphy, of Queens, N.Y.ENDS

RIP Scott.

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An unsung hero of the sport, Scott is missed.