Mouse Davis retires
Run-and-shoot pioneer and former UH assistant coach Mouse Davis announced his retirement today. Davis coached with the Warriors from 2004 to 2006 and was Jerry Glanville’s offensive coordinator at Portland State the last two seasons. His influence on the Hawaii program goes beyond the three years he spent in Manoa. He coached June Jones while at Portland State in the 1970s and current UH offensive coordinator Ron Lee sought Davis’ guidance when implementing a run-and-shoot system early in his coaching career.
UH head coach Greg McMackin’s connection with Davis goes back to his earliest coaching days in Oregon. He said he coached against Davis while at Aloha High School in the early 1970s. “He’s been a good friend for a long time,” said McMackin, who gave Davis a call when he heard the news.
Davis had stints in the NFL, CFL, USFL and arena football in more than 50 years in the business. He coached against Cal Lee’s Hawaiian Islanders in 2003 as head coach of the San Diego Riptide in arenafootball2.
The Portland State release can be found at http://www.goviks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19300&ATCLID=3745413
