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
DiedJanuary 2, 1961(1961-01-02) (aged 69)
Occupationarchitect
College football career
Auburn Tigers
PositionFullback
ClassGraduate
Career history
CollegeAuburn (19071911)
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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