Although the Cowboys picked former defensive back Charles Davis as their undrafted free agent in 1987. He never managed to play a single snap in the NFL, as he got waived before that season even started. Well, this led to him shifting his focus from building a career in football to pursuing his master’s through the University of Tennessee.
While completing his master’s in history, Charles Davis’ life soon changed when he came across his future wife, Lisa. She was also a student at the university, where she completed her bachelor’s and master’s while forging a bond with the NFL analyst. Yes, Davis is currently an analyst working for the NFL on CBS. While he continues to capture his audience’s attention through carefully curated insights, his wife, Lisa, continues to play the role of a supporting wife.
Who is Charles Davis’ wife?
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Lisa was born into a family of 3 siblings (Rachel Penn Kratzke, Dimitriy Andreyevich Titov, and late Andrew William Kratzke) with her parents, William Paul Kratzke and Nancy Anne Mardis. After growing up in Oklahoma City, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee, to complete her high school. Once she completed her schooling at Ridgeway High School, she decided to join the University of Tennessee in 1986. From there, she completed her bachelor’s in psychology while earning her prestigious law degree in 1990.
Well, after earning her degree in Law, Lisa was part of several law firms there on. In 1988, she took the role of a law clerk at Haynes, Meek & Summers. And the following year, she worked as a summer associate for Armstrong, Allen, Prewitt, Gentry, Johnston & Holmes, to name some of them. Apart from working as a lawyer, she was also a fundraiser for the Illinois Congressional Campaign in 1986. Besides those, she even held the post of Resident Assistant for 3 years at the University before graduating in 1986.
For the hard-working woman she is, her path soon crossed with her life partner, Charles Davis, at the University of Tennessee.
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How did Charles Davis meet his wife?
While continuing to date in college, the couple soon decided to take their relationship to the next step after completing their studies. Within a few months of graduation, they shared their vows and were announced husband and wife on Nov 24th, 1990. Well, three decades on from their marriage, the couple continues to share a strong bond together.
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They share two children, Taylor and Peter Davis, who are graduates of the University of Florida. Similar to their parents, both children have forged quite a career for themselves in their respective fields. Taylor, who is the eldest of the two, completed her bachelor’s of Science in Telecommunication Management in 2015. While joining NBC Sports as their intern in the Summer of 2012.
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But away from the telecommunications industry, she founded CLR Los Angeles, a company that manufactures colored candles. As her company continues to grow exponentially, her younger sibling, Peter, plays basketball in his high school and college. Showing off his basketball skills like his father did with the football, Peter helped Windermere Prep to win the 2016 Florida Class 3A State Championship.
Having earned Second Team Class 3A All-State and First Team All-Area, he portrays his father’s genetics in sports at its finest. As Davis continues to give his insights as a sports analyst, his wife, Lisa Hales Davis’ role in their marriage, cannot be forgotten. We hope the Davis family finds all the happiness in the world as their children are equally doing wonders in their fields.
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