Monti Davis

Monti Davis, American basketball player (died 2013)

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Born: July 26, 1958
Died: June 4, 2013
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1958

About Monti Davis

DaMon William "Monti" Davis (born July 26, 1958 – June 4, 2013) was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6-foot-7-inch (201 cm) 205 pounds (93 kg) forward and played collegiately at Tennessee State University. Davis was selected with the 21st pick of the first round of the 1980 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. In his only NBA season (1980–81), he played one game each for the Sixers and the Dallas Mavericks, tallying a total of three points and four rebounds.

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Monti Davis timeline

1958DaMon William "Monti" Davis (born July 26, 1958 – June 4, 2013) was an American professional basketball player.
1980Davis was selected with the 21st pick of the first round of the 1980 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

The world when Monti Davis was born

Monti Davis was born in 1958. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1958

#1 song"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno
Top movieGigi
Top TV showGunsmoke
Best-selling bookDoctor Zhivago – Boris Pasternak

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentNFL Championship "Greatest Game Ever Played" — Colts vs Giants
Top headlineNASA created as the United States enters the Space Race
Technology milestoneNASA founded
Defining fadHula Hoops — 25 million sold in 4 months
Notable inventionHula Hoop
World population2.93 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonSt. Louis Hawks (NBA)
U.S. population174.1M

1958 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Monti Davis's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1958	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$12,750	$435,000
Average income	$6,600	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.68	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.04	$0.73
Population	174.1M	341 million

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