Richard davis wikipedia

Richard C. Davis has that no-nonsense, go-getter personality. He’s a guy who thinks fast and talks faster, and can toss out a million ideas in 30 seconds flat. And when he wants something, he goes out and makes it happen - come hell, high water, or sawing a house in half.

That was the case in 2005 when Richard, who is the President of Charleston, South Carolina real estate company Trademark Properties, wanted the home of Shoeless Joe Jackson. But Richard wanted that house in a different location, to honor the legendary icon in a very special way. So, Richard bought the home and moved it from its original location on E. Wilburn Avenue to across the street from Fluor Field, the new home of the Greenville Drive. There, in Greenville’s West End, it would eventually become the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball Library.

The story of how he bought the house, moved it, and got the ball rolling became the subject of “A Home Run for Trademark,” a documentary which made its debut on the cable network TLC. 

Richard recalls his then-8-year-old son, Lyles, as the catalyst fo

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