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John E. Davis (architect)

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

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

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. Open access icon
  2. ^ "All-Time Lettermen" (PDF). p. 191.
  3. ^ Closed access icon "All-Southern Elevens Picked By Bill Streit". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. December 3, 1911.
  4. ^ Marter, Joan M. (2011). The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-19-533579-8. Retrieved March 15, 2015 – via Google books. Open access icon
  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. 1922. Retrieved March 15, 2015 – via Google books. Open access icon