John E. Davis (architect)
John E. Davis | |
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.jpg) Davis c. 1911 | |
| Born | August 4, 1891 Oak Grove, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 2, 1961 (aged 69) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation | architect |
| College football career | |
| Auburn Tigers | |
| Position | Fullback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Auburn (1907–1911) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Eayres Davis (August 4, 1891 – January 2, 1961) was a college football player and a notable architect in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]
Auburn University[edit]
Davis was a prominent fullback for the Auburn Tigers of Auburn University from 1907 to 1911.[2]
1910[edit]
Davis was captain in 1910. Auburn was co-champion of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).
1911[edit]
He was selected All-Southern in 1911.[3]
Architect[edit]
Davis was an architect of the firm of Warren, Knight & Davis in Birmingham.[4][5] He had previously worked in Detroit.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Who's who in American Sports. 1928. p. 196. Retrieved March 15, 2015 – via archive.org.
- ^ "All-Time Lettermen" (PDF). p. 191.
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"All-Southern Elevens Picked By Bill Streit". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. December 3, 1911.
- ^ 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.
- ^ John M. Schnorrenberg (1999). Remembered Past Discovered Future - The Alabama Architecture of Warren Knight & Davis, 1906-1961.
- ^ "Personals". American Architect and Architecture. 121: 574. 1922. Retrieved March 15, 2015 – via Google books.
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