Class of 1981
Football, Basketball, Baseball

Doug Davis, Class of 1981, played football, basketball, & baseball during his career at Central Columbia. He was a member of the 1981 PIAA AA State Championship basketball team. In football he was the All-Anthracite punter his junior year. In baseball he was the Columbia County League MVP both his junior and senior year. He also played on the USA All Star Team during the summer of 1981, playing on a European Tour. Doug went on to play baseball for three year at North Carolina State University.

He was drafted in 1984 by the California Angels in the 9th round. Doug played eleven years in the minor league systems of the California Angels and the Texas Rangers. He made his major league debut with the California Angels, playing a short time in the majors.

From 1996-2000 Doug was a minor league manager in the New York Mets organization, winning three league championships and a divisional championship. He was also named Sporting News Minor League Manager of the Year in 1998. Doug was the bench coach for the Florida Marlins for two seasons, including the 2003 season when the Marlins won the World Series. He was also Florida's catching and base running coach for a year. In 2006, Doug was the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays' AA team in New Hampshire and since 2007 he has been the manager of their AAA team in Syracuse.
Doug also runs the Doug Davis Baseball and Softball Academy in Bloomsburg. Doug currently lives in Mt. Pleasant Township with his wife Mary Jane and three children Austin, Rachel and Cade.