South Carolina Football’s GOAT Series: Top-15 greatest safeties of all-time
By Kevin Miller
South Carolina Football’s No. 15 Safety of All-Time:
Bo Davies
March 23, 1968, Coach Paul Dietzel signed one of top players in the country quarterback Bo Davies who had over 100 offers including Ohio State, Purdue, West Point, Maryland, Florida State, Virginia Tech. This a photo of Coach Dietzel welcoming Bo Davies to the Gamecock family. pic.twitter.com/TvzxVqCCfU
— Gamecock History (@HistoryAthletic) May 4, 2022
Bo Davies (1969-1971) was one of the best pass coverage safeties to play at South Carolina. His 14 career interceptions are tied for the most in school history, and his 8 picks as a junior led the ACC. After being recruited as a quarterback, he switched over to the defensive side of the football and became an important member of South Carolina’s only conference championship in 1969 when Carolina won the ACC.
After an All-ACC Gamecock career, he was drafted in the fifth round of the 1972 NFL Draft. Davies is also the father-in-law of South Carolina baseball catching legend Landon Powell, and both Davies and Powell are members of the South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame.