John E. Davis (architect)

John E. Davis
Davis c. 1911
Born	August 4, 1891 Oak Grove, Alabama
Died	January 2, 1961 (aged 69) Birmingham, Alabama
Occupation	architect
College football career
Auburn Tigers
Position	Fullback
Class	Graduate
Career history
College	Auburn (1907–1911)
Personal information
Weight	168 lb (76 kg)
Career highlights and awards
SIAA championship (1910) All-Southern (1911)

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.
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.