Gail Davis (2000)

A legend among coaches in girl’s and women’s volleyball in Rhode Island.  Coach Davis always molded student-athletes into champions year after year with the emphasis on basic fundamental skills.  Coach Davis established CCRI’s women’s volleyball program in 1977 and in 15 years would guide the program to 10 New England titles, 2 Northeast District finals, and 7 straight Colonial States Athletic Conference championships.  She accumulated a record of 254-85 at CCRI and was named as New England Coach of the Year in 1977, 1990, 1991 and was CSAC Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1991; as well as receiving a Distinguished Service Award from CCRI in 1997.  Coach Davis first coached and taught in Providence from 1960-1968.  She taught Physical Education and coached in Warwick from 1968 until her retirement in 1990.  Her Toll Gate High School girls' volleyball teams were almost unbeatable, amassing a record of 354-27, winning 9 state titles from 1979-1988.  Coach Davis has achieved many accolades and some are as follows: 1992 Rhode Island College Hall of Fame, The Franklin Select Circle Volleyball Coach “Gold” Award in 1989, URI Athletic Department and High School Sports Directors RI High School Girls Coach of the Year in 1981 and 1983.  She was also inducted into RIIL Hall of Fame in 2005.