sentences:  Davis received his bachelor's degree from the University of Florida and taught at its University of Florida School of Journalism (established 1953) from 1954 to 1985.From 1962 to 1983 he was a columnist and editorial writer for "The Gainesville Sun"; from 1983 to 1989, a columnist for the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group.He died of heart failure in August 2004 at the age of 80.