John E. Davis (architect)

John Eayres Davis (August 4, 1891 – January 2, 1961) was a college football player and a notable architect in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

John E. Davis
Davis c. 1911
Born(1891-08-04)August 4, 1891
Oak Grove, Alabama
DiedJanuary 2, 1961(1961-01-02) (aged 69)
Birmingham, Alabama
Occupationarchitect
College football career
Auburn Tigers
PositionFullback
ClassGraduate
Career history
CollegeAuburn (1907–1911)
Personal information
Weight168 lb (76 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Auburn University

Davis was a prominent fullback for the Auburn Tigers of Auburn University from 1907 to 1911.[2]

1910

Davis was captain in 1910. Auburn was co-champion of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).

1911

He was selected All-Southern in 1911.[3]

Architect

Davis was an architect of the firm of Warren, Knight & Davis in Birmingham.[4][5] He had previously worked in Detroit.[6]

References
  1. Who's who in American Sports. 1928. p. 196. Retrieved March 15, 2015 – via archive.org.
  2. "All-Time Lettermen" (PDF). p. 191.
  3. "All-Southern Elevens Picked By Bill Streit". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. December 3, 1911.
  4. The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. 1. 2011. p. 156. Retrieved March 15, 2015 – via Google books.
  5. John M. Schnorrenberg (1999). Remembered Past Discovered Future - The Alabama Architecture of Warren Knight & Davis, 1906-1961.
  6. "Personals". American Architect and Architecture. 121: 574. Retrieved March 15, 2015 – via Google books.
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